Surigae storm with wind jerky up to 250 km / h is about to land Central Philippines, forcing the water to evacuate more than 5,100 households.

According to the American Coalition Storm Warning Center (JTWC), storm Surigae has strongly up to the level 5 super storm, the strongest level, on April 18, with the wind of more than 300 km / h in the eastern region of the Philippines.

However, the Philippine Meteorological, Geographical and Astronomical Agency (PAGASA) said the storm Surigae was slightly weakened, moving slowly when the city of Virac, Catanduanes, Central Vietnam, about 290 km to the East.

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Roberto Monterola, Director of Catanduanes Emergency Center, on April 18, was reported to 18:00 on the same day, 5.109 families with a total of 19,000 people in the coastal areas and low-lying areas in the province.

According to PaGasa, storm surigae is moving towards the West - Northwest at a speed of 15km / h, maintaining a maximum wind of 205km / h near the center of storms and winds up to 250km / h.

Surigae is the second tropical storm this year of the Philippines.

The Philippines last year was suffered from Goni, the world's strongest storm in 2020. Goni killed dozens of Filipinos, causing thousands of people to lose their homes and damage about 18 billion pesos (over 370,000 USD) to the country.

Storm Surigae moved off the coast of East Philippines on April 18.