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Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands ahead of typhoon, to shut main airport

Published 12/02/2019, 11:38 PM
Updated 12/02/2019, 11:40 PM
Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands ahead of typhoon, to shut main airport

MANILA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The Philippines evacuated 200,000
people in coastal and mountainous areas due to fears of flooding
and landslides and said it would also shut its main
international airport as a powerful typhoon was set to make
landfall on Monday night.
Typhoon Kammuri, the 20th typhoon to hit the country this
year, was expected to make landfall on the Philippines' main
Luzon island, packing 165 kph wind speeds and gusts of up to 230
kph, the weather bureau said.
Airport authorities said all four terminals of the Ninoy
Aquino International Airport in the capital Manila would be
closed from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (0300 GMT to 1500 GMT) on
Tuesday as a precaution.
To give priority to those flights affected by the shutdown,
regular runaway maintenance will be suspended for three days
after normal service resumes, they said.
Authorities raised the tropical cyclone warning level for 35
provinces and told people in areas in the path of the Category 3
typhoon to be on alert for possible landslides, storm surges and
floods triggered by heavy winds and rain.
The disaster agency said 200,000 people had been evacuated
from dozens of provinces in southern Luzon.
The Philippines is playing host to the 30th Southeast Asia
Games which will run through Dec. 11. It has suspended canoeing
and windsurfing competitions scheduled for Dec. 3.
The country is hit by an average 20 typhoons each year.

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