Government bracing for TC Uwan

The government is bracing as Tropical Cyclone Uwan (International name: Fund-Wong) barrels toward Central and Northern Luzon, rapidly intensifying and expected to hit super typhoon strength when it makes landfall on Saturday with sustained winds over 205 kilometers per hour, rivaling Typhoon Yolanda. Stretching 1,400 kilometers across, Uwan threatens Metro Manila, all of Luzon, and parts of the Visayas, with 200 to 400 millimeters of rain in just 24 hours. Some 61.6 million people live in its path, including 5.7 million in coastal zones. Authorities have placed disaster and relief teams on full alert, preparing evacuation centers, emergency supplies, and rapid-response units to mitigate flooding, power outages, and other risks from what could become one of the most severe storms in recent history.