As strong as Yolanda? Pagasa says Mawar 'weaker' but still dangerous

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="US NOAA/Himawari-8" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/05/26/mawar-himawari-05262023.gif"/><figcaption><em>US NOAA/Himawari-8</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Super typhoon Mawar is the strongest typhoon so far to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) in 2023. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/26/23/how-to-prepare-for-super-typhoon-mawar">DOH urges Filipinos to prepare for super typhoon Mawar</a></li></ul><p>But compared to super typhoon Yolanda, which barreled through the central part of the country in 2013, Mawar relatively weaker, according to weather scientists. </p><p>Yolanda swept through the country with maximum sustained winds of 235 kilometers per hour at a moving speed of 35 kilometers per hour.</p><p>State weather bureau Pagasa&#x27;s weather division chief Jun Galang said Mawar is moving at a slower pace.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/26/23/mawar-slightly-intensifies-ahead-of-philippine-entry">Mawar slightly intensifies, may spawn floods, landslides in northern Luzon</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/11/09/22/70-pct-of-yolanda-housing-units-in-tacloban-substandard-mayor">70 pct of Yolanda housing units in Tacloban &#x27;substandard&#x27; - mayor</a></li></ul><p>“Yung kagandahan ngayon nasa dagat at yung forecast natin, hihina siya bago lumapit dito sa may Batanes island. I think magiging typhoon intensity 175 km pero malakas pa rin yun,” Cayanan added.</p><p>Cayanan said this should not make the public complacent as Mawar can still be dangerous.</p><p>“Pag mas mabilis ang speed niya, yung impact niya sa land mas malakas. Kung mabagal man ang speed niya, yung ibubuhos niya na ulan, mas marami. So wala naman tayong mapagpipilian, mabagal o mabilis, mapaminsala sila pareho,” he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/11/22/20/yolanda-survivor-na-mag-isang-nagtanim-ng-libo-libong-mangroves-hinangaan">Yolanda survivor na mag-isang nagtanim ng libo-libong mangroves hinangaan</a></li></ul><p>Pagasa said the public still needs to brace for the possibility of stronger typhoons later on in the year.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/08/21/ika-8-anibersaryo-ng-yolanda-ginunita-ng-survivors">Ika-8 anibersaryo ng Yolanda ginunita ng survivors</a></li></ul><p>Mawar is expected to enter the PAR on Friday night at the earliest and will be given the local name &quot;Betty&quot;.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2628481" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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As strong as Yolanda? Pagasa says Mawar 'weaker' but still dangerous

Raphael Bosano,

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Published May 26, 2023 04:30 PM PHT

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