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Super Typhoon Hagupit 2014: Different Forecasts Prompt Wider Scope of Preparation
Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 05, 2014 07:09 AM EST |
Super Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) has a high chances of hitting the Philippines, including Metro Manila. The latest forecast of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said that as of 3 p.m. CST, Ruby was 670 miles east-southeast of Manila and moving in the west-northwest direction at 11 mph.
Philippines Starts Evacuations Before Super Typhoon Ruby Strikes
Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 04, 2014 06:25 AM EST |
Philippine officials are not taking any chances this time, unlike a year ago when the Southeast Asian nation caught residents of the Visayas islands unprepared when Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) battered the country and killed more than 6,000 people.
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