Quinta brings heavy rains, strong winds over Batangas, Quezon, Mindoro

Typhoon Quinta (international name: Molave) brought heavy rains and strong winds over Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro, among others, on Monday.

In Batangas City, the heavy rains and strong winds were felt starting 4 a.m., according to GMA News reporter Darlene Cay.

In Lopez, Quezon, the strong winds and heavy rains were felt past 12 a.m. as the typhoon was then traversing the province on its way to Marinduque, as seen in GMA News reporter JP Soriano's video.

LOOK: Lopez, Quezon enduring strong winds and heavy downpour from Typhoon #QuintaPH | via @jpsoriano pic.twitter.com/9JJrnnYiml

— GMA News (@gmanews) October 25, 2020

Huge waves were also seen in Atimonan, Quezon on Sunday night, as seen in the video shared by provincial and municipal disaster officials.

LOOK: Earlier tonight, huge waves brought by Typhoon Quinta seen at the coastline of Atimonan, Quezon. ( ???? Courtesy: Atimonan MDRRMO & Quezon PDRRMO) @gmanews @IMReadyPH #QuintaPH #StaySafe pic.twitter.com/S9Bt2ZG4MX

— JP Soriano (@jpsoriano) October 25, 2020

In Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, the Balatero Port could be seen being battered by strong waves, heavy rains and strong winds as of 6:40 a.m., in the video shared by YouScooper Rose Aldovino Cabuhal.

Malakas na hangin at ulan, nararanasan sa Balatero Port sa Puerto Galera, ayon kay YouScooper Rose Aldovino Cabuhal. Kuha ang video kaninang 6:40 a.m. Nakataas ang Signal #3 sa Puerto Galera at ilang bahagi ng Oriental Mindoro ngayong umaga dahil sa Bagyong Quinta. pic.twitter.com/EgdHGVIiXl

— YouScoop (@YouScoop) October 26, 2020

Meanwhile, in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, the winds were also strong as could be seen in the video shared by a YouScooper.

Malakas na hangin, naranasan sa Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro ngayong umaga, ulat ni YouScooper @imKATElingz. Ayon sa PAGASA, dumaan ang mata ng Bagyong Quinta sa may Mamburao kaninang 7 a.m.

Kumusta ang panahon sa inyong lugar? Mag-ingat at i-tweet ang inyong ulat sa @Youscoop pic.twitter.com/Ch6mXXQAH8

— YouScoop (@YouScoop) October 26, 2020

The southern portions of Quezon and Batangas as well as the northern and central portions of Oriental Mindoro were among the areas placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 as of 5 a.m. on Monday.

These areas will have destructive typhoon-force winds with speed of 121-170 km/h, and may experience heavy damage to high-risk structures, PAGASA said.

Classes in all levels in Quezon were already canceled due to the bad weather. —KG, GMA News