MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Dante (international name: Choi-wan) on Tuesday made initial landfall in the vicinity of Sulat, Eastern Samar, and is currently crossing Samar Island, according to the 11 p.m. bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
Dante was last located in the vicinity of Tarangnan, Samar, with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It was moving west-northwest at 15 kph.
The storm made landfall at 8:30 p.m.
It will continue moving west-northwest or northwest until Thursday morning and is seen to make landfall in the vicinity of Sorsogon or Masbate and then cross t…
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