Typhoon Hagupit Makes Landfall in Philippines
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wcphoto12/iStock/Thinkstock(TACLOBAN, Philippines) –- The powerful Typhoon Hagupit has made landfall in the Philippines.
The Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 140 miles per hour is moving slowly across the island nation, after making landfall on Saturday near the eastern city of Tacloban.
Cecil Laguardia from Christian humanitarian organization World Vision is on the island of Tacloban, and said people have been hiding in shelters for days.
“The howling is almost like the siren of a ship leaving, but double that or triple that. It’s very loud, it’s nonstop and it’s pitch black. You cannot see anything,” she said.
The storm comes almost one year after super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the country, leaving almost 7 thousand people dead and 4 million homeless.
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