Northern Philippines residents face a new weather crisis as typhoon Kong-rey moves toward their region (which is still recovering from a recent devastating storm)
The local government ordered mandatory evacuations on wed-10-30 in several northern provinces‚ while emergency shelters — already packed with people from the previous disaster — try to make extra room. The earlier storm left 182 people either dead or missing
Meteorologists report that Kong-rey shows dangerous characteristics:
- Wind speeds up to 115mph
- Gusts reaching 143mph
- Location: 217 miles east of Cagayan
- Potential for more strengthening
Weather experts at the local monitoring station dont expect the super-typhoon to weaken before it reaches land; its path leads straight toward communities that havent yet recovered from last weeks destruction