Between 19 to 31M Pinoys could be affected by Rolly — NDRRMC

Between 19 to 31 million people could be affected by Super Typhoon Rolly based on its track, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Sunday.

NDRRMC spokesman Mark Timbal was asked about what kind of damage is expected from the strong weather disturbance.

"Our predictive analytics reflect between 19 million to 31 million individuals will possibly be affected by the storm based on the population count in the areas within the typhoon track," Timbal said in a message to reporters.

Rolly had made its second landfall over Tiwi, Albay at 7:20 a.m., according to PAGASA. It is tracking the westward direction at 25 kilometers per hour, packing maximum sustained winds of 225 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 310 km/h.

Catastrophic violent winds and intense to torrential rainfall are expected within the next 12 hours in the following provinces: Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, the northern portion of Sorsogon, Burias Island, Marinduque, the central and southern portions of Quezon, Laguna, and the eastern portion of Batangas.

PAGASA warned that Bicol Region, CALABARZON, Metro Manila, Marinduque, Romblon, Mindoro Provinces, Bataan, Bulacan, Aurora, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran, and the eastern portions of mainland Cagayan and Isabela would encounter heavy to intense with at times torrential rains.

On the other hand, moderate to heavy rains with at times intense rains are expected over Cordillera Administrative Region, Leyte, and the rest of mainland Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon while light to moderate with at times heavy rains will be encountered in Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, and the rest of Luzon and Visayas. — RSJ, GMA News