Here we go again.
Typhoon Hagupit (Tagalog for "lash") is headed DIRECTLY for the very areas hit by Yolanda a year ago. Eastern Samar Island, a rural area which borders Leyte Island and was severely devastated last year, will bear the brunt of first landfall.
It's a Category 4, not as extreme as Yolanda, but still expected to affect 30 million people.
Please keep the Philippines in your thoughts and prayers. People will need help, I know this. Maps and more below the jump.
Potential paths of the typhoon... it will either cut straight through the Visayas (as Yolanda did), or veer slightly north, possibly hitting the capital, Manila.
Map of expected impact, per region. Red areas are expected to feel extreme effects.
Accuweather has more here:
http://www.accuweather.com/...
At least everyone is taking it very seriously. People are evacuating the Visayas or headed to shelters. Problem is, many are still living in tents and without resources, from Yolanda's effects. This makes coming back from this that much harder, and may set back rebuilding systems lost in Yolanda.
Images of preparation: