Evacuation of residents was underway on Sunday in several areas as northern Philippines, including the capital region Metro Manila, braced for the onslaught of a storm that quickly developed into a super typhoon, authorities said. READ:
Super typhoon Karding, with designated international name Noru, was expected to make landfall Sunday evening in the northern portion of Quezon province or in neighboring Aurora, state weather bureau PAGASA said in its 2 p.m. Sunday bulletin.
Super typhoon Karding became a category 3 typhoon following an “explosive intensification” overnight on Saturday, PAGASA said. Meanwhile, the energy and telecommunications sectors as well as the Department of Public Works and Highways were also preparing for emergency response measures. “Network facilities also have generators ready in case of power outages in storm-hit areas,” the telco said in an e-mailed statement.PLDT and its wireless arm said they had pre-positioned mission-critical manpower and equipment.
“Quick-response teams consisting of 8,963 personnel … have been told to monitor the state of the roads in entire Luzon and Western Visayas as early as Saturday,” the department said in a statement.
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