SEA Games organisers say 'ready' for Typhoon Kammuri


Athletes waiting for the latest news in Manila in the Athletes Area at the Games Village in New Clark City, Philippines. - FAIHAN GHANI/The Star.

Clark, Philippines (Dec 2, Agencies): South-East Asian (SEA) Games venues and officials in the Manila region are "ready", competition organisers said on Monday (Dec 2), as powerful Typhoon Kammuri churned toward the Philippines.

There was no talk of cancelling the Games as the storm headed for a swathe of the nation's north that includes key competition hubs as well as thousands of athletes, and had already impacted scheduling.

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