It is too early to pinpoint the exact landfall areas of Typhoon Usagi, but Central Luzon is expected to experience heavy rains, strong winds and flooding, according to the Philippine Weather Service.
The Philippines issued new weather warnings on November 12 as the fifth typhoon in three weeks began to affect the country, following Typhoon Toraji.
According to the Philippine Weather Forecast Agency (PAGASA), Typhoon Usagi entered Philippine waters in the early morning of the same day.
The center of storm Usagi is 1,170 km southeast of Luzon Island with winds of 75 km/h, gusting to 90 km/h.
It is too early to determine the exact landfall areas of Typhoon Usagi, but Central Luzon is expected to experience heavy rains, strong winds and flooding due to the impact of Typhoon Usagi.
PAGASA has issued weather warnings and urged the public to monitor the news and take precautions. This is the fifth typhoon to hit the Philippines in less than a month, following Trami, Kong-rey, Yinxing and Toraji.
Following Typhoon Usagi, the Philippine weather agency said tropical storm Man-yi, currently near the Northern Mariana Islands, could also threaten the country next week.
About 20 typhoons and super typhoons hit the Philippines or surrounding waters each year, killing many people and plunging millions of others into chronic poverty.
A recent study found that storms in the Asia-Pacific region are increasingly forming near the coast, becoming more intense and lasting longer over land due to climate change.
TH (according to VNA)