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Guru

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Koppu V The Big Gorilla


Let's hope Big Gorilla is well battened down & safe from the Typhoon Koppu



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Not again!!!!!!!

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No problem. The typhoon is in the northern part of Luzon. In fact it passed over the town of Bauang in the Province of La Union where I lived for 12 years before returning to Australia. I'm now on the island of Samar, exactly the same place where the major typhoons hit in the last 2 years I was here. In the almost 20 years I lived here I've been through probably 100 typhoons but nothing like the this one and the last 2. They are getting worse. Global warming !!!! Who knows !!

Thanks for your concern...

This is part of today's warning:

 

 

 
PUBLIC STORM WARNING SIGNAL

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(winds of 61 - 120 kph is expected in at least
24 hours)


Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Benguet and Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan group of Islands





  • Light to Moderate damage to high risk structures;
  • Very light to light damage to medium-risk structures;
  • No damage to very light damage to low risk structures
  • Unshielded, old dilapidated schoolhouses, makeshift shanties, and other structures of light materials are partially damaged or unroofed.
  • A number of nipa and cogon houses may be partially or totally unroofed.
  • Some old galvanized iron (G.I.) roofs may be peeled or blown off.
  • Some wooden, old electric posts are tilted or downed.
  • Some damage to poorly constructed signs/billboards
  • In general, the winds may bring light to moderate damage to the exposed communities. Most banana plants, a few mango trees, ipil-ipil and similar types of trees are downed or broken
  • Some coconut trees may be tilted with few others broken
  • Rice and corn may be adversely affected
  • Considerable damage to shrubbery and trees with some heavy-foliaged trees blown down
 

  Wave Height: 4.1 - 14.0 meters Storm surge possible at coastal areas

 

Yesterday the wind strength was up to 180 kph !! Scary..although the worst of it has passed.

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Typhoon Champi coming up behind Lando, or Internationally named Koppu, is just north of Guam and has now veered north away from Philippines

 

 

 

 



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