Super Typhoon Noul hit the Philippines

 

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/10/asia/philippines-typhoon-noul/index.html

 

 

 

Super Typhoon Noul clipped the northeastern Philippines on Sunday, prompting thousands of people to seek shelter in evacuation centers.

 

The storm, referred to as Dodong in the Philippines, hit land Sunday afternoon at the northeastern tip of the island of Luzon, near the small town of Santa Ana, according to PAGASA, the Philippine government agency that monitors the weather.

 

Noul's outer bands had lashed Luzon's eastern coast through the afternoon as it drew nearer(다가오다), packing maximum sustained winds of about 260 kph (160 mph) and gusts as strong as 315 kph (195 mph).

 

Authorities said they relocated about 3,800 residents of vulnerable areas to evacuation centers ahead of the typhoon's arrival.

 

No casualties caused by the storm were reported early Monday and the damage wasn't "as significant" as authorities had feared, said Alex Pama, an official at the national disaster management agency.

On Monday, the storm weakened as it started to change direction. Noul's maximum sustained winds were around 195 kph (120 mph), no longer super-typhoon strength.

It's forecast to curve toward the northeast in the direction of Japan's Okinawa Islands, losing strength as it advances.

 

 

태풍이 도착하기 전에 미리 대피를 해서인지 현재까지 알려진 사망자는 2명이라고 한다.

세력도 점차 약해지고 있고, 태풍이 일본쪽으로 방향을 바꾼다고 하니 필리핀에 더이상 피해를 끼칠 것 같지는 않아 다행이다. 필리핀에는 연간 20개 정도의 태풍이 온다고 하는데 이것에 비하면 우리나라의 장마는 아무것도 아닌 것 같다.