Catanduanes Residents Evacuate as Tropical Storm Ramil Threatens Coastal Areas

As Tropical Storm Ramil approaches, thousands of residents in Catanduanes evacuate due to warnings of coastal flooding and strong winds, highlighting the vulnerability of the Philippines to severe weather.

• On Saturday, thousands of residents in Catanduanes, an impoverished island in the Philippines, began evacuating as Tropical Storm Ramil threatened with gusts up to 80 kilometers per hour.
• Weather experts predict that Tropical Storm Ramil will bring significant coastal flooding to the area, prompting the local disaster response teams to prepare for potential rescue operations.
• The storm is expected to brush past the Pacific Ocean coast of Catanduanes, which has a population of approximately 270,000, later today.