Maria moment

Shoppers hang out inside a Manila mall on a rainy Sunday afternoon on July 8, 2018. Heavy rains are expected in many parts of Luzon including Metro Manila over the weekend due to the southwest monsoon, which was enhanced by Typhoon ‘Maria’ located east of Central Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration warned. The US Joint Typhoon Warning Center has categorized Maria as super typhoon a which is forecast to enter the Philippine area of responsibility today and will be given the local name Gardo.