Supertyphoon “Odette” makes record 8 landfalls; expected to make its 9th landfall in Palawan

Odette (int’l name Rai) has made more landfalls than supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan)   (Eagle News) — Supertyphoon Odette (international name Rai) has so far made eight landfalls in the country, exceeding the record of Supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) which only made six landfalls in 2013. Odette made its latest and eighth landfall at 12 a.m. Friday, December 17, in La Libertad, Negros Occidental.  It was still powerful, with gusts of up to 234 kilometers per hour. […]