Response Updates

Monitoring Super Typhoon Hagupit’s Path Toward the Philippines

Philippines Reported by Convoy of Hope

Convoy of Hope’s Disaster Services team is closely monitoring Super Typhoon Hagupit, a potentially catastrophic tropical cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean, which forecasters are predicting to make landfall in the Philippines.

“Our in-country staff, as well as our team in the Convoy of Hope Operations Center in the U.S., are closely watching this storm as it nears the Philippines,” says one of Convoy of Hope’s Disaster Services team members. “If a response is warranted, we’ll act quickly and efficiently.”

Forecasters are warning of the possibly of life-threatening winds, storm surge and flash floods caused by Typhoon Hagupit. As Convoy of Hope monitors the situation, updates will be posted here.

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