Philippines Faces Fiercest Storm a Year After Deadly Cyclone
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The Philippines is bracing for the strongest storm in 2012 almost a year after typhoon Washi triggered landslides, flooding and the highest cyclone death toll since 2008.
Storm Bopha is forecast to dump 20 millimeters (0.8 inches) to 30 millimeters per hour of rain within its 600-kilometer diameter, compared with 50 millimeters by typhoon Ketsana in 2009, Nathaniel Servando, weather bureau administrator said in a phone interview yesterday. Civil Defense Chief Benito Ramos said the nation is “very prepared,” having warned residents on the storm path five days before the cyclone was due to enter Philippine territory.