HAPPENING NOW: Super Typhoon Rai Hits Philippines

HAPPENING NOW: Super Typhoon Rai Hits Philippines—The Genius Media Nigeria reports that Super Typhoon Rai popularly known as Odette has made a Landmark In Philippines Thursday afternoon.

TGM gathered that thousands have evacuated from coastal areas ahead of storm.

By the time it made landfall on Siargao Island on the central east coast, it had reached sustained winds of 260 kilometers per hour (160 miles per hour) with gusts over 300 kilometers per hour (185 miles per hour) — equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic

With Super Typhoon Rai landmark, there is Concerns over potential flash flooding, landslides and storm surge

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