Philippines typhoon: Millions in the path of the year’s strongest storm
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(Worthy News) – The most powerful typhoon of the season is closing in on the northern Philippines, where officials ordered precautionary evacuations and closures of schools and offices and urged farmers to quickly harvest their crops to reduce damage.
Forecasters said Typhoon Mangkhut, considered the strongest this year, could hit northern Cagayan province on Saturday.
It was located about 800 kilometres away in the Pacific with sustained winds of 265 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 325kph. [ Source: ABC (Australia) (Read More…) ]
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