Super Typhoon “Man-Yi” — fourth typhoon to strike Philippines in 10 days makes second landfall over AuroraSuper Typhoon “Man-Yi” made landfall in Aurora, Philippines at 15:20 local time (LT) on Sunday, November 17, 2024, after catastrophic damage and heavy rainfall across Luzon. Several Wind Signal Warnings as well as heavy rain warnings have been issued, with some regions expecting over 200 mm (7.87 inches) of rain due to the storm.
Super Typhoon “Man-Yi” made its second landfall in Dipaculao, Aurora, at 15:20 LT on Sunday and was located over the Nueva Vizcaya region by 20:00 LT.
Man-Yi is the fourth typhoon to hit the region in the last 10 days and the sixth in a month, marking an unusually high frequency of typhoon landfalls.
The typhoon brought maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and gusts of up to 305 km/h (189 mph) during its landfall in Aurora.
Orange and Yellow heavy rainfall warnings were issued, with Aurora and Quirino forecasted to receive over 200 mm (7.87 inches) of rain, while other regions such as Nueva Ecija and Benguet expected 100 – 200 mm (3.94 – 7.87 inches).
Super Typhoon “Man-Yi” made its second landfall over Dipaculao in Aurora at 15:20 local time (LT) on Sunday and was located over the Nueva Vizcaya region as of 20:00 LT in the Philippines.
The system had maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) at the time of landfall, with gusts of up to 305 km/h (189 mph). As of 20:00 LT, it was moving northwest at 25 km/h (16 mph), with maximum sustained winds of 165 km/h (103 mph) and gusts of 275 km/h (171 mph).
Man-Yi is the fourth typhoon to have hit the Philippines in the last 10 days and the sixth in a month, making this an extremely rare event of multiple typhoons making landfall in such a short period.