Super typhoon batters Philippines, Taiwan, heads for China

As earlier warned by the CIMMS concerning the upcoming TYPHOON USAGI, Here we have it in reality.
 Super Typhoon Usagi, the most powerful storm of the year, brought torrential rain and ferocious winds to the Philippines and Taiwan Saturday, uprooting trees, triggering giant waves and knocking out power as it barrelled towards Hong Kong.

The typhoon battered the Batanes island group in the far north of the Philippines overnight before flooding a Taiwanese village and forcing Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific to preemptively cancel all its flights.

“This is the strongest typhoon to hit Batanes in 25 years,” Dina Abad, the district’s representative to Congress told AFP.

“The howling winds began at midnight and they churned up to 8 meter waves that damaged the port and sank moored fishing boats,” she said, quoting a mayor of one coastal town.

She said coconut trees were torn in half or were uprooted, while terrified residents couldn’t sleep as the storm battered roofs above their heads. The aviation tower at the island’s airport was also heavily damaged.

“I think the estimate of the damage will be bigger tomorrow when have a clearer assessment on the ground,” she said.



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