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[See comparative images] Super Typhoon Mangkhut: Alerts issued as huge storm nears Philippines
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CNN Digital Expansion 2017. James Griffiths
By James Griffiths, CNN
Updated 8:45 PM ET, Thu September 13, 2018
VIDEO - Super Typhoon takes aim at Philippines, China
Hong Kong (CNN) More than 4 million people in the Philippines are in the path of destructive typhoon-force winds caused by Super Typhoon Mangkhut.
The massive storm is the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, which at its peak Wednesday became the strongest storm of 2018 with winds of 285 kph (180 mph).
Countries across east and southeast Asia are issuing emergency alerts and ordering evacuations as both Mangkhut and a second storm, Typhoon Barijat hit the region.
Around 12,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying parts of China's Guangdong province and shipping halted ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Barijat Thursday, according to state media .. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/13/c_137463773.htm .
Mangkhut, stronger than Hurricane Florence which is currently lashing the US East Coast .. https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/12/us/hurricane-florence-south-east-coast-wxc/index.html , is expected to make landfall on Luzon island Saturday. Current wind speeds are up to 285 kilometers per hour (180 mph), equivalent to a Category 5 Hurricane and
Satellite images from Wednesday show the comparative sizes of Florence and Mangkhut.
"All things being equal, Mangkhut is a bigger, stronger and more dangerous storm" than Florence, said CNN Meteorologist Brandon Miller. "Any land hit directly would see more significant and destructive impacts from the Super Typhoon due to its size and intensity."
However, he added that the extent of the destruction caused by a hurricane or typhoon depends on what it hits, and the US east coast is "much more populated with significantly more infrastructure to damage."
Continued - https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/12/asia/super-typhoon-ompong-mangkhut-wxc-intl/index.html
"Hurricane Florence Bringing Nearly 10 Feet of Surge to Eastern North
Carolina; Catastrophic Flash Flooding to Hammer the Carolinas, Appalachia"
CNN Digital Expansion 2017. James Griffiths
By James Griffiths, CNN
Updated 8:45 PM ET, Thu September 13, 2018
VIDEO - Super Typhoon takes aim at Philippines, China
Hong Kong (CNN) More than 4 million people in the Philippines are in the path of destructive typhoon-force winds caused by Super Typhoon Mangkhut.
The massive storm is the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, which at its peak Wednesday became the strongest storm of 2018 with winds of 285 kph (180 mph).
Countries across east and southeast Asia are issuing emergency alerts and ordering evacuations as both Mangkhut and a second storm, Typhoon Barijat hit the region.
Around 12,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying parts of China's Guangdong province and shipping halted ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Barijat Thursday, according to state media .. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/13/c_137463773.htm .
Mangkhut, stronger than Hurricane Florence which is currently lashing the US East Coast .. https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/12/us/hurricane-florence-south-east-coast-wxc/index.html , is expected to make landfall on Luzon island Saturday. Current wind speeds are up to 285 kilometers per hour (180 mph), equivalent to a Category 5 Hurricane and
Satellite images from Wednesday show the comparative sizes of Florence and Mangkhut.
"All things being equal, Mangkhut is a bigger, stronger and more dangerous storm" than Florence, said CNN Meteorologist Brandon Miller. "Any land hit directly would see more significant and destructive impacts from the Super Typhoon due to its size and intensity."
However, he added that the extent of the destruction caused by a hurricane or typhoon depends on what it hits, and the US east coast is "much more populated with significantly more infrastructure to damage."
Continued - https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/12/asia/super-typhoon-ompong-mangkhut-wxc-intl/index.html
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