Metro Manila to start feeling impact of Ruby

MANILA, Philippines – Expect to start feeling the effects of Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) in Metro Manila Sunday night, December 7, the state weather agency said.

Metro Manila is currently under storm signal number 1, according to the 11 am bulletin of weather bureau PAGASA.

This means winds of 30 to 60 km/h are expected in at least 36 hours in these areas.

“Metro Manila will start feeling the effects of Ruby’s outer rain bands starting Sunday evening. Light rain can be expected starting tonight,” the bureau said.

While PAGASA does not expect Ruby to hit land in Metro Manila, it added that the megacity will feel the “strongest impact” of the typhoon from December 8-9, when the storm is closest to the Philippine capital.

In a media briefing, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) chief Alexander Pama said the closest point of the eye of the typhoon is expected at noon of Monday, December 8.

Several schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) have already suspended classes for Monday in anticipation of the typhoon’s impact.

Earlier Friday, 4 Metro Manila mayors of flood-prone cities met with the NDRRMC and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to discuss preparations for Ruby. (READ: 12 Metro Manila barangays prone to landslides) – Rappler.com