TUGUEGARAO CITY—Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba suspended classes from pre-school to senior high school in both private and public schools on Tuesday (Sept. 13) as a precaution against the expected onslaught of Typhoon “Ferdie” (international name: Meranti).
Mamba also advised villagers to flee to evacuation sites or higher grounds as the typhoon is expected to pound northern Cagayan with moderate to heavy rains.
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The provincial disaster risk-reduction management council was also reactivated and rescue teams were deployed. Relief assistance teams were also on standby at the disaster action center, he added.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the eye of the typhoon was recorded at 445 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan with 215 kilometers per hour (kph) sustained winds and 250 kph gustiness./rga