Tropical cyclone Uwan reenters PAR as tropical storm

Tropical Cyclone Uwan, internationally known as Fung-Wong, has reentered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) as a tropical storm.

As of PAGASA's 5 p.m. bulletin, Uwan was located 210 kilometers northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, moving east northeast at 10 kilometers per hour.

The storm has further weakened, with maximum sustained winds down to 75 kilometers per hour and gustiness of 90 kilometers per hour.

Uwan is forecast to make landfall over Southern Taiwan this evening and may weaken into a remnant low by Thursday, November 13.

Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes and the Babuyan Islands.

The NDRRMC reported Wednesday morning that the number of fatalities due to typhoon Uwan has jumped to 27, mostly due to landslides.

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