Typhoon Rolly (Goni) Hits Philippines as Category 5 - Nov. 1, 2020 bagyo #RollyPH

A super typhoon barreled into the southern part of the Philippines' main island of Luzon on Sunday, bringing "catastrophic" violent winds and intense rain with two landfalls so far, the country's weather bureau said.

Typhoon Goni is the strongest storm recorded anywhere in the world so far this year, and ahead of its landfall in the Philippines was gaining further strength with 225 kph (140 miles per hour) sustained winds and gusts of up to 310 kph (190 mph).

In terms of strength, it is the equivalent of a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane. After making landfall, Goni was downgraded to a typhoon, with sustained wind speeds slowing slightly to 215 kph (140 miles per hour).

Provincial Governor Al Francis Bichara said there had been four reported deaths so far, including one hit by a tree and a five-year-old washed away after a river overflowed. The disaster management agency could not confirm the report.

Video footage by news channels and on social media showed rivers overflowing and some dikes destroyed, submerging villages in Bicol.
In total, up to 31 million people could be affected by the super typhoon, according to the Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

Philippine authorities evacuated nearly one million people to safer ground as Goni, which is known locally as Rolly, approached the eastern provinces. On Sunday morning it made landfall in Catanduanes and Albay in the Bicol region.

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/01/asia/philippines-super-typhoon-goni-landfall-intl-hnk/index.html

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