Typhoon Egay first made landfall near the island of Fuga, in the vicinity of the Babuyan Islands. It made a second landfall on Dalupiri Island in the Aparri, Cagayan, and Babuyan Islands region at the northern tip of Luzon.
Despite weakening from its super typhoon status, Typhoon Egay has maintained wind speeds of 220 kilometers per hour.
According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, its strength is equivalent to a category 4 Atlantic hurricane. It currently has wind speeds near the center of about 175 kilometers per hour, with gusts up to 240 kilometers per hour. It continues to move slowly southwest at 15 kilometers per hour. The cyclone spans a diameter of 700 kilometers from its center.
At present, signal number 4 is raised in the northern part of Cagayan including Claveria, Sanchez-Mira, Pamplona, Abulug, Ballesteros, Aparri, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Camalaniugan, Santa Praxedes, alongside the Babuyan Islands, northern Apayao, and northern Ilocos Norte.
Signal number 3 is in effect for Batanes, the rest of Cagayan and Apayao, and the northern part of Kalinga, Abra and Ilocos Norte, as well as Ilocos Sur.
Signal number 2 is raised for Isabela, the rest of Kalinga, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, La Union, and parts of Pangasinan.
Signal number 1 is currently in place for Metro Manila, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Zambales, Bataan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, northern Batangas, Quezon Province, Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, parts of Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes.
As a result of the typhoon, around 8,849 passengers are currently stranded at various ports across the country, particularly in Luzon and Visayas. Several domestic flights have also been cancelled.
(Photos from PAGASA)
