Two people sit on the roof as rising flood waters swamp a village in Central Mindanao at the height of typhoon 'Frank' Saturday.
MANILA, Philippines - Typhoon Frank has entered Metro Manila Saturday morning under Public Storm Signal Number 3 with strong winds whipping electric wires and trees, and brownouts hitting several areas in Quezon City, including Fairview, Caloocan, and Novaliches.
Rene Famil of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration told radio dzBB that "Frank" had started entering the metropolis at about 5 a.m., with the eye of the storm seen at the vicinity of Tayabas, in Quezon province, 60 kilometers southeast of Metro Manila.
The typhoon packed maximum winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 150 kph. "Frank" is moving northwest at the speed of 15 kph.
It is expected to be 70 kilometers (km) of northwest of Baguio City Monday morning. On Tuesday morning, it is expected to be 260 km west-southwest of Basco, Batanes.
Storm Signal No. 3 are also up in Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Lubang Island, Marinduque, Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, Quezon province, Polilio Island, Southern Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Zambales and Bataan.
Under Signal No. 2 are the Calamian Group of Islands, Romblon, Camarines Norte, rest of Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Benguet, and La Union.
Under Signal No. are Northern Palawan, Burias Island, Albay, Camarines Sur, Southern Isabela, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Ilocos Sur, Aklan, Capiz, and Antique. - GMANews.TV
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