8 areas under Signal No. 5 as 'Uwan' barrels toward Luzon
More provinces in Bicol and Central Luzon were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5 on Sunday, Nov. 9 as Super Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) remained a powerful tropical cyclone while moving closer to Luzon, based on the 2 p.m. bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
As of 1 p.m., the center of the eye of Uwan was located 135 kilometers north-northwest of Virac, Catanduanes, or 100 kilometers northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte, moving west-northwestward at 30 kilometers per hour (kph).
It maintained a maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph.
Eight areas are currently under Signal No. 5 due to extreme threat from typhoon-force winds:
* Southern Quirino (Nagtipunan)
* Southeastern Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castañeda, Dupax del Norte, Dupax del
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