By: Rahel Banisil Udasan
Typhoon Glenda' could be as strong as 'Milenyo', a weather forecaster warned on Tuesday. Based on the record, Milenyo ravaged Metro Manila in 2006.
Meanwhile, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), has given its update around 11 pm on Monday, raising the storm warning signals over 30 areas mostly in Luzon. On the very same day, the typhoon moved to the Bicol region.
PAGASA said that Glenda expected to make landfall over the Albay-Sorsogon area by Tuesday evening, July 15 and to cross Albay in the direction of Southern Luzon.
In its up-to-date weather bulletin, PAGASA said Glenda was seen 270 kilometers east of Legazpi City, Albay as of 4 a.m.
Glenda will probable to be within the vicinity of the National Capital Region by Wednesday morning, July 16 and expected to exit the region through the Zambales area by Wednesday afternoon. Glenda will likely be outside the Philippine area of responsibility bringing the speed of 550 kilometers west of Laoag City, by Thursday evening, July 17.
PAGASA advised the following areas to prepare for Glenda, as the state weather bureau placed these under storm warning signals in the following areas:
Signal No. 3:
(With winds of 101-185 km/h expected in at least 18 hours) • Catanduanes
• Albay
• Sorsogon
• Northern Samar
Signal No. 2:
(With winds of 61-100 km/h expected in at least 24 hours)
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Masbate, including Burias and Ticao Islands
• Marinduque
• Southern part of Quezon
• Northern part of Samar
• Northern part of Eastern Samar
Signal No. 1:
(With winds of 30-60 km/h expected in at least 36 hours)
• Romblon
• Oriental and Occidental Mindoro
• Lubang Island
• Batangas
• Cavite
• Laguna
• Rizal
• Bulacan
• Pampanga
• Bataan
• Zambales
• Tarlac
• Nueva Ecija
• Pangasinan
• Southern Aurora
• Rest of Quezon including Polillo Islands
• Metro Manila
• Rest of Eastern Samar and of Samar
• Northern Leyte including Biliran Island
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