Typhoon Saola is creeping eastward away from the Philippines and threatening Taiwan with massive floods

Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The latest weather information issued by the weather forecast staff at the "Arab Regional Weather Center" indicates that Hurricane Saola , classified as a category four, moved to the east, away from the coast of the Philippines during the next 24 hours, after it directly affected it with large quantities of The rains caused power outages in large areas.

Typhoon Saola threatens Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains

Forecasts indicate a high possibility of a sudden deviation in the path and movement of Hurricane Saola, starting on Monday evening, with its classification declining to the third category, to move north-northwest to pass along the southern coasts of Taiwan on Wednesday, threatening those coasts with heavy rains and strong winds exceeding the 200-mph barrier. how many hours.

Extensive damage caused by Typhoon Saola in the Philippines

For its part, the news agency Agence France-Presse reported that the hurricane struck the northeastern outskirts of the island of Luzon, with winds of 185 km per hour, in areas near the city of Tiji Jurao, which is inhabited by about 160,000 people.

In the same context, the local authorities in the Philippines said, in a statement issued by them, that the winds were not strong, but the rains were heavy, adding that the floods prompted the evacuation of 388 people from four towns in Cagayan Province, where Tejijurao is located, while the water level rose in two other towns. the least.

The Philippine authorities indicated that there was a power outage in the province, which is home to about 1.2 million people, but no casualties or serious damage were recorded.