LIST: Areas at high risk of storm surge due to Super Typhoon Pepito

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Saturday warned of a high risk of storm surge that may occur within the next 48 hours in some areas in Luzon and Visayas due to Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi).

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Saturday issued a list of areas at high risk of storm surge that may occur within the next 48 hours due to Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi).

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In its 2 p.m. advisory, Pagasa said that the low-lying or exposed coastal communities of the following areas may experience “life-threatening inundation from rising sea water along with high waves.”

It added that the storm surge heights may bring “damage to communities, coastal/marine infrastructures and disruptions of marine-related activities.”

READ: Signal No. 5 up in Catanduanes as Pepito set to make landfall

Above 3 meters:

Albay

Camarines Norte

Camarines Sur

Catanduanes

Eastern Samar

La Union

Pangasinan

Quezon

2.0 to 3.0 meters

Albay

Aurora

Batangas

Biliran

Camarines Sur

Cavite

Eastern Samar

Ilocos Sur

Isabela

La Union

Marinduque

Northern Samar

Pangasinan

Quezon

Samar (Western Samar)

Sorsogon

1.0 to 2.0 meters

Bataan

Bulacan

Cavite

National Capital Region (NCR), Manila City (First District)

NCR, Fourth District

NCR, Third District

Pampanga

Sorsogon

Zambales

Pagasa said that Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) is approaching peak intensity and is possible to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening situation” over the northeastern Bicol region.

READ: Pepito’s strength reaching peak intensity, possible catastrophic level

The weather agency also noted that the super typhoon further intensified, where it was last located 200 kilometers (km) east of Juban, Sorsogon or 180 km east-southeast of Virac, Catanduanes.

It was now packing a maximum wind speed of 195 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 240 kph, and moving west-northwestward at 20 kph.

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