Super-typhoon Noru hits the Philippines: winds up to 195 km / h, 5 rescuers dead
This is the most powerful disturbance of 2022, hit the populous island of LuzonSuper Typhoon Noru , the most powerful in the Pacific in 2022, with winds of up to 195 km per hour , struck the Philippines .
After forcing thousands of people to evacuate the areas at risk, Noru landed on the very populous island of Luzon , particularly in the province of Quezon, around 5.30 pm yesterday local time (11.30 am Italian time).
The typhoon has then increased in the last hours with record speed , cutting down trees and causing flooding, and 5 rescuers have already been declared dead because they drowned.
"We ask the residents of the areas in danger to respond immediately to the call to evacuate when necessary," said the national chief of police, Rodolfo Azurin .
The five dead rescuers were in the municipality of Santa Maria , in Bulacan .
(Unioneonline / vl)
