Six million people on evacuation stanby as Typhoon Koppu hits The Philippines

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Six million people on evacuation stanby as Typhoon Koppu hits The Philippines:
It’s the 24th tropical storm of the season with typhoon Champi (25W), the 25th not far away!
The
Philippines is preparing for a typhoon that is forecast to dump heavy
rain and cause severe flooding when it arrives at the weekend.
On Friday President Benigno Aquino warned people living in the path of Typhoon Koppu to be ready to evacuate.
In a TV address, he said the storm could bring up to 12 hours’ torrential rain and cause severe flooding.
It was Mr Aquino’s first such appeal since Typhoon Haiyan struck in 2013, leaving more than 6,000 people dead.
Koppu is due to hit the northern island of Luzon early on Sunday.
Forecasters
say it is packing winds of up to 180km/h (115mph) and is slow moving,
meaning it could bring intense rain over a long period of time.
The first heavy rain was expected in parts of northern and central Luzon on Saturday.
In
his address, Mr Aquino urged the estimated six million people in the
typhoon’s direct path to listen to government warnings and be ready to
evacuate their homes if necessary.

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