1 million Filipinos flee before world's strongest super typhoon makes landfall
On October 31, Philippine authorities evacuated nearly 1 million people in southern Luzon island before Typhoon Goni - the world's strongest category 5 storm - made landfall in the country.
Typhoon Goni, with winds of 215 km/h and possibly reaching 265 km/h, is expected to make landfall in the Philippines tomorrow (November 1). Currently, Typhoon Goni is moving west from the Pacific Ocean at a speed of 25 km/h, and is expected to bring heavy rain to the capital Manila and 21 provinces of the Philippines tomorrow morning. Local authorities have banned fishermen from going to sea. Airlines have canceled dozens of flights.
Typhoon Goni is one of the strongest storms to hit the Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, which killed more than 6,300 people. Last week, Typhoon Molave also hit the Philippines, killing 22 people.
