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Coordination structure ta exists. they are now both at national level coordination mechanics and coordination, mechanisms exists. unicef in particular this time, we have a strong team of about 50 people that are on the ground. we have positioned supplies. we have a better understanding on the whole situation and the dynamics of the structures that exist and we are much, much better prepared to respond. were also coordinating both with our partners and with the governmental institutions. >> thats...

Were driving here at the moment, its getting grayer and grayer. the rains getting heavier. all around me now i see structures without roofs. and virtually no one here at all. >> you talk about the empty streets. one thing we have noted this time around is a large scale evacuations ahead of hagupit. people have been moved into safe shelter we hope. one thing we know from the previous storm from haiyan is that the problem wasnt just evacuations. it was also the lack of necessary supplies in places...

>> this storm is currently about 120 kilometers off the east coast of samarra island. this is the latest information. the storm has schloughed down significantly. only moving westerly at nine kilometers per hour. posing a major threat for flash flooding as it slowly keeps across the philippines in the days to come. outer rain bands already lashing many coastal regions of the philippines and samarra island is looking precarious at the moment. this is called the path of uncertainty. anyone lying u...

That means its going to impact the northern seconds of samarra island moving into the southern seconds of the philippines or the central sections. thats going to put legazpi in a very difficult position. this is the updated warning map for the area. you can see the southern islands of lieu zan impacted by a signal three warning at the moment. now, on the northern part of the storm, just north of the eye wall, well see a compounding effect from the winds pushing up the waves. thats going to creat...

A hospital boards up its windows. drivers stock up on fuel. the army accused of having a late response to the last storm, stands at the ready. in san jose, the neighborhood hardest hit by haiyan, a lone surfer takes advantage of the growing waves but no one else is taking pleasure in the approaching storm. nearly everyone we spoke to said they planned to evacuate but not amil. hes staying behind to protect his house from looters. if the waters start to rise like last time, hell run. but hes very...

To 270 kilometres per hour. its expected to make landful later today. our own eric van dam is standing by with the details. derek, this storm is packing quite a punch. >> we are starting to peace together all the facemasks. this is the latest information i can pass along to you. and theres few important components i want you to realize in that this storm is now moving due west and its also slowed down. this is a concern for flooding. because as it finally makes its way inland across the central ...

It is still -- there is a storm surge. >> christine and her sister wont make the same mistake this time. with typhoon hagupit bearing down, they are leaded to a local hotel better built than their home. they know they may lose the house that took six months to rebuild but better to lose a home and to keep their lives. more than 6,000 perished when typhoon haiyan made its deadly sweep across the philippines last year. the memory of that storm drove tens of thousands from their homes. more than 20...

Welcome back. typhoon hagupit is paing north of tacloban. its still considered dangerous for the city. were joined live in tacloban. thanks so much for joining us. tacloban not expected to take a direct hit from the storm, but the outer bands of the storm already in the area. what are weather conditions like right now? >> thank you very much for having us. its stronger. and you can see the streets are getting empty and unfortunately, we now have a power cut. we have the feeling of a big storm co...

Were expecting the land fall to take place in the next nine to ten hours. a very precarious situation for and as it moves across the central philippines eventually impacting manila as a weaker storm but still a sift storm by late monday evening. we have several different tracks from different meteorological organizationz. we are following that center track across the northeastern sections of samarra island. this is the current conditions. winds starting to pick up. reports of typhoon gusts acros...

Rain bands. tacloban city is located here. i want to point out theres what we call a radar dead zone between two different radars across this region. nonetheless, weve got recent visuals coming out of this region. this is significant because what im noticing here is that there are still people on the east coast of had island with this impending landfall of our storm. this is a very precarious spot to be, and you know, really not a great position for those people. we want to see them off the shor...