Typhoon Quinta makes landfall in Albay, Signal No. 3 raised over 5 areas

Typhoon Quinta made landfall in Tabaco City, Albay, with a second landfall in Malinao, Albay, and is expected to traverse Southern Luzon.

As of Sunday evening, Quinta had maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h and gustiness of up to 160 km/h.

PAGASA raised Signal No. 3 over Catanduanes, eastern Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, and Burias and Ticao Islands.

Signal No. 2 was raised over Camarines Norte, the rest of Camarines Sur, Masbate, central and southern portions of Quezon, southeastern Laguna, Batangas, Marinduque, Romblon, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island, and Northern Samar.

The typhoon is forecast to cross Southern Luzon until Monday afternoon before heading toward the West Philippine Sea.

Emergency response teams initiated preemptive evacuations in high-risk areas, and sea travel was halted, resulting in over 1,000 people stranded in ports as of Sunday morning.