BIGGER THAN ‘YOLANDA’ A weather forecaster points to the eye of Super Typhoon “Lawin” (international name “Haima”), the 12th and so far the strongest cyclone to hit the country this year. It was expected to make landfall in Cagayan or Isabela between 11 p.m. on Wednesday to 2 a.m. on Thursday, and cross Apayao and Ilocos Norte before exiting Philippine territory either Thursday evening or early Friday morning. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
BIGGER THAN ‘YOLANDA’ A weather forecaster points to the eye of Super Typhoon “Lawin” (international name “Haima”), the 12th and so far the strongest cyclone to hit the country this year. It was expected to make landfall in Cagayan or Isabela between 11 p.m. on Wednesday to 2 a.m. on Thursday, and cross Apayao and Ilocos Norte before exiting Philippine territory either Thursday evening or early Friday morning. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN

SUPER typhoon “Lawin” forced weather forecasters to hoist their highest warning – Signal No. 5 – over Cagayan, Isabela, Kalinga and Apayao provinces on Wednesday, with the approaching severe weather disturbance packing heavy rains within a diameter exceeding that of “Yolanda (Haiyan)” in 2013.

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