Typhoon Ruby latest update - Internationally named "Hagupit," the typhoon has slowly made its way to northern parts of the Philippines. Hagupit, locally named "Ruby," may have weakened slightly after its devastating effect on the central parts of the country. Now, flooding warns the metro as the typhoon is said to hit Manila by 6 p.m. (P.S.T.) tonight.
Hagupit first made its landfall in the Philippines Saturday night in the city of Samar, eastern part. The Philippine national weather agency, Pagasa, then noted its second landfall by the morning of Sunday in Masbate island. Pagasa notes that the typhoon Ruby winds of 140km/h (90mph) and gusts of 170km/h (105 mph) at 17:00 local time (0900 GMT), Sunday. As for the Typhoon Ruby latest update, after its terror passed in central Visayas, the typhoon is set to hit Metro Manila at 6 p.m. Philippine standard time.
Following typhoon Ruby latest updates, classes of all levels and work in government offices have already been suspended in Regions IV-A & B in the Philippines, Metro Manila included. Class suspensions for Dec. 8, 2014 has been posted on the Philippine Government's official Web site.
While the typhoon Ruby latest updates are nothing short of scary compared to that of typhoon Haiyan which ravaged the country 13 months ago, casualties have still been reported. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, two fatalities were recorded in Iloilo.
"There were no bodies scattered on the road, no big mounds of debris," says Rhea Estuna to the Associated Press by cell phone, in a report by USA Today.
Aside from the typhoon Ruby latest updates on the death count, Pagasa continues to monitor the movement of the typhoon. It is currently 110 km northwest of the Masbate region and is moving at a west-northwest direction at a rate of 7 mph.
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