The Philippines is frequently visited by tropical typhoons all throughout the year. At present, the deadliest storm that hit the country was Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). This is the strongest land falling tropical cyclone ever recorded as it crossed the Central Philippines last November 8, 2013.
A year and a month later, reports are saying that Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) is as strong as Typhoon Yolanda.
Nowadays, you do not only worry about the rain and wind brought about by the typhoons, but also the storm surge that comes along with it. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), there will be six landfall. As of 11am this morning, here's the track of the typhoon:
And here's one from Rappler:
Here are some advisories as well:
DigitalGlobe, together with the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, shared a pre-event imagery that will greatly help search, rescue, and recovery operations. Here's the link:
