Typhoon Paolo raked Barangay Lamion, thousands of families affected - Atty, Pershing Taiyab

Bongao, Tawi – Tawi -  The  State weather bureau PAGASA warned recently that typhoon Paolo entered in the country Thursday Afternoon of  October 19, 2017 and has a maximum winds of 130 Kilometers (km/h) from the previous 120 km/h and wind up to 160km/h from the previous 145km/h.

   
But the outer rain bands of the typhoon are bringing moderate to heavy rain to Bicol, the Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). 

 
 These areas should watch out for serious flooding and landslides, strong winds, and lightning, according to PAGASA recently.

Therefore on October 21,  the typhoons leaving almost terrifying scenery in whole Autonomous Region and Zamboanga Peninsula that resulted the governments here  declared under state of calamity both Autonomous Region and Zamboanga Peninsula.

   
In Zamboanga Peninsula, including Siocon, Sirawai, Sibuco are the most affected in Typhoon Paolo, landlide, flooding that caused of no travel policy to avoid accidents.

   
While in  barangay Lamion in Bongao, Tawi - Tawi of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, there are reported 181 houses almost raked by the typhoon,  thousands of families affected including their livelihood, fishing boats, bancas and even speedboat was damaged said Atty Pershing Taiyab, municipal official of Languyan Municipality.(By: Becky D. de Asis)