国际英语资讯:Manilas intl airport to close for 12 hours due to typhoon Kammuri
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 2-- <span word="Manila">Manila</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ninoy">Ninoy</span> <span word="Aquino">Aquino</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="for">for</span> 12 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> 11 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="posed">posed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span> <span word="Kammuri">Kammuri</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landfall">landfall</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="Monreal">Monreal</span>, <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="authority">authority</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="from">from</span> 11 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="until">until</span> 11 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="technically">technically</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="majeure">majeure</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>," <span word="Monreal">Monreal</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>. <span word="Monreal">Monreal</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 438 <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closure">closure</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> 60,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="flood">flood</span>- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="landslide">landslide</span>-<span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bicol">Bicol</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="anticipation">anticipation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dump">dump</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Metro">Metro</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="Luzon">Luzon</span> <span word="island">island</span>, <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Mindanao">Mindanao</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Atmospheric">Atmospheric</span>, <span word="Geophysical">Geophysical</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Astronomical">Astronomical</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kammuri">Kammuri</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> 155 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Juban">Juban</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="slowed">slowed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="at">at</span> 15 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> (<span word="kph">kph</span>) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> 20 <span word="kph">kph</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="of">of</span> 155 <span word="kph">kph</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gustiness">gustiness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 190 <span word="kph">kph</span>.</p><p><span word="Typhoon">Typhoon</span> <span word="Kammuri">Kammuri</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Landslides">Landslides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span> <span word="hits">hits</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="archipelagic">archipelagic</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> 20 <span word="typhoons">typhoons</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span>.</p>
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