Tens of thousands of residents have evacuated to safer areas as Typhoon Tino prompted the raising of Storm Signal No. 4 in several parts of the Visayas and Mindanao.
In a radio interview, Samar Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head Manuel Torrevillas said 23 out of 26 local government units, covering 376 barangays, have carried out preemptive measures and forced evacuations to ensure residents’ safety.
In Eastern Samar, among the first provinces heavily affected by the typhoon, Governor Ralph Vincent Evardone ordered mandatory evacuations and urged residents to move to higher ground.
According to PAGASA’s 8:00 a.m. weather bulletin on Tuesday, November 4, Typhoon Tino intensified as it passed the vicinity of Sagay City, Negros Occidental, moving westward at 25 kilometers per hour with maximum sustained winds of 150 kph and gustiness reaching 185 kph.
As of writing, the typhoon made its third landfall in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.
