{"id":115077,"date":"2015-05-10T13:22:07","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T13:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=115077"},"modified":"2015-05-10T13:22:07","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T13:22:07","slug":"typhoon-noul-nears-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=115077","title":{"rendered":"Typhoon Noul nears the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">More than 1,000 people have been evacuated from the north-east Philippines as the country awaits the arrival of Typhoon Noul.<\/p>\n<p>The typhoon is expected to reach the main island of Luzon by Sunday evening local time.<\/p>\n<p>Flights and sea crossings have been cancelled and relief supplies moved in.<\/p>\n<p>The Philippines sees frequent extreme weather, with more than 7,000 people killed when Typhoon Haiyan struck in 2013.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape full-width has-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/media\/images\/82891000\/jpg\/_82891655_027122602-1.jpg\" alt=\"Stranded trucks wait at a roadside as seaport authorities stop ships from sailing in anticipation of an upcoming typhoon in the town of Matnog, Sorsogon province, Philippines\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"media-caption__text\">Trucks have been stranded with sea crossings cancelled<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Typhoon Noul is forecast to clip the northern Cagayan province before moving into the sea towards Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Officials fear landslides, flash floods and storm surges and said they were prepared to move more people away from low-lying ground.<\/p>\n<p>The central province of Aurora is also on alert ahead of the typhoon, but that was not enough to deter surfers from taking advantage of high waves.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape full-width has-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/media\/images\/82891000\/jpg\/_82891657_027122606-1.jpg\" alt=\"Filipino farmers harvest rice in anticipation of an upcoming typhoon in the town of Matnog, Sorsogon province, Philippines, 09 May 2015\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"media-caption__text\">Farmers have been busy harvesting rice ahead of the typhoon&#8217;s landing<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape full-width has-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/media\/images\/82891000\/jpg\/_82891659_027121170-1.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines help out volunteers repacking food rations for victims of Typhoon Noul at the Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD) headquarters in Pasay city, south of Manila May 9, 2015\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"media-caption__text\">Emergency supplies are in place<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1,000 people have been evacuated from the north-east Philippines as the country awaits the arrival of Typhoon Noul. The typhoon is expected to reach the main island of Luzon by Sunday evening local time. Flights and sea crossings have been cancelled and relief supplies moved in. 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