As of 5am on Thursday, August 6, the typhoon is located 955 kilometers (km) east of Basco, Batanes.
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The storm had sustained winds of 241km/h, with wind gusts of 296km/h.
Perez said the western sections of the Visayas and Mindanao areas, including Palawan, will be affected by heavy rain.
Soudelor was downgraded from its super typhoon status Wednesday, after winds peaked 180mph and gusts to 220mph Monday. The typhoon, the most powerful of the year, is tracking over mostly open ocean but will near Japan’s remote Ishigaki island today before passing over northern Taiwan.
Soudelor is the strongest tempest to obtain been confirmed considering that Super Typhoon Hagupit in December 2014, which likewise had breeze accelerates of 290 kph (180 miles per hour) at its maximum, before it strike the…
However he says most people do not have access to generators which is proving a challenge.
“A lot of the damage is widespread”, he said.
Saipan residents are preparing for extended power and water outages as island officials say it could take a month to restore fix the damages created by Typhoon Soudelor.
In Hagatna, on neighboring Guam, the weather service warned boats to stay away from exposed reefs and beaches because of “hazardous surf” and “life threatening” rip currents.
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The West Pacific Basin has seen a total of 10 typhoons so far in 2015.
