'Eye of typhoon' hits Cagayan

MANILA, Philippines - Typhoon 'Mina' made landfall in northern Luzon Saturday killing at least 2 people in Pangasinan.

Parts of northern, northeastern and northwestern parts of Luzon are now suffering the brunt of Mina after the weather disturbance made landfall in Cagayan, Saturday.

“Tumama na po ang sentro ng mata ng typhoon Mina kaninang 7:55 ng umaga at ang tama po niya ay sa Naglocsadon Point sa may Gonzaga, Cagayan,” said Undersecretary Graciano Yumul of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

The typhoon gained strength overnight and was bearing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center as it moved northwest at 9 kph.

“Ang bagyo dahil stationery sya, napakabagal niya, napakadaming enerhiya at tubig ang nakuha niya sa karagatan at lahat ng tubig na yun ay hindi lang ibinibagsak sa Cagayan ngayon. Lahat po ng ating field report sa Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Kalinga, Apayao, Isabela at Aurora , nagre-report na po sila ng napakalakas ng pagulan at hangin,” said Yumul.

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