PH Red Cross on high alert for 'Egay'
Published Jul 24, 2023 10:31 am
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chapters are on high alert in preparation for the effects of typhoon Egay.
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On Monday, July 24, PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon said that the organization is promptly deploying rescue teams, trucks, boats, and other logistics to areas expected to be hit by the typhoon. According to the state weather bureau's 5 p.m. report, Egay has steadily intensified, with maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 190 kph.
Photo courtesy of Philippine Red Cross
It may also develop into a super typhoon with winds exceeding 185 kph between late Tuesday and early Wednesday. Signal No. 2 was raised over Catanduanes, the eastern portion of Albay, the northern portion of Camarines Norte, the eastern portion of Camarines Sur, Isabela, the northern and central portions of Aurora, Quirino, Cagayan, including the Babuyan Islands, Apayao, Kalinga, the central and eastern portions of Mountain Province, the eastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya, the eastern portion of Ifugao, the central and eastern portions of Abra, Ilocos Norte, Batanes, and the northeastern portion of Northern Samar. Meanwhile, Signal No. 1 was hoisted over Metro Manila, Sorsogon, Masbate including Ticao Island, Burias Island, the rest of Albay, the rest of Camarines Sur, the rest of Camarines Norte, the rest of Abra, the rest of Mountain Province, the rest of Ifugao, the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon including Polillo Islands, the rest of Aurora, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, central and eastern portions of Romblon, northern and central portions of Batangas, Eastern Samar, the rest of Northern Samar, Samar, Biliran, the northern and central portions of Leyte, and the northern portion of Cebu.
Photo courtesy of Philippine Red Cross
On Monday, July 24, PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon said that the organization is promptly deploying rescue teams, trucks, boats, and other logistics to areas expected to be hit by the typhoon. According to the state weather bureau's 5 p.m. report, Egay has steadily intensified, with maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 190 kph.
Photo courtesy of Philippine Red Cross
It may also develop into a super typhoon with winds exceeding 185 kph between late Tuesday and early Wednesday. Signal No. 2 was raised over Catanduanes, the eastern portion of Albay, the northern portion of Camarines Norte, the eastern portion of Camarines Sur, Isabela, the northern and central portions of Aurora, Quirino, Cagayan, including the Babuyan Islands, Apayao, Kalinga, the central and eastern portions of Mountain Province, the eastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya, the eastern portion of Ifugao, the central and eastern portions of Abra, Ilocos Norte, Batanes, and the northeastern portion of Northern Samar. Meanwhile, Signal No. 1 was hoisted over Metro Manila, Sorsogon, Masbate including Ticao Island, Burias Island, the rest of Albay, the rest of Camarines Sur, the rest of Camarines Norte, the rest of Abra, the rest of Mountain Province, the rest of Ifugao, the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon including Polillo Islands, the rest of Aurora, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, central and eastern portions of Romblon, northern and central portions of Batangas, Eastern Samar, the rest of Northern Samar, Samar, Biliran, the northern and central portions of Leyte, and the northern portion of Cebu.
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