Cyclone Saola intensified into a super typhoon, raising the risk of heavy rains along with strong winds, flooding and landslides in the northern Philippines, the country's official weather agency said.
Saola is projected to make landfall in the southern portion of Taiwan on Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning, say forecasters. / Photo: AFP
Saola brushed past the northeast of the main island of Luzon overnight on Saturday and continued south just off the Pacific coast packing winds of up to 185 kilometres per hour, the state weather bureau said on Sunday.Forecasters said eastern portions of mainland Cagayan, Isabela, and the Cordillera region are likely to receive 10-20 centimetres of rainfall.
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