Philippines hit by Typhoon Mangkhut, strongest storm this year
News | September 15, 2018 22:46 ISTPhilippines hit by Typhoon Mangkhut, strongest storm this year
Philippines hit by Typhoon Mangkhut, strongest storm this year
The typhoon made landfall before dawn in the coastal town of Baggao in Cagayan province on the northern tip of Luzon Island, a breadbasket of flood-prone rice plains and mountain provinces often hit by landslides.
It is expected to be the most powerful storm to hit the Philippines this year and will be re-categorised as a super typhoon like Haiyan if its sustained winds exceed 220 km per hour.
Japan battered by strongest storm in 25 years
Typhoon Jebi swept northward across the mid-section of Japan's main island on Tuesday, peeling roofs off buildings, toppling power poles and flooding the airport that serves Osaka, one of Japan's largest cities. Japanese media tallied at least nine deaths.
Typhoon Jebi made landfall around noon time on Tuesday, slamming into the west of the country packing winds of up to 135 miles per hour.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, typhoon Jebi is expected to cross the Sea of Japan on Tuesday night and gradually weaken to an extratropical cyclone on Wednesday.
A powerful typhoon caused flooding and landslides along the Pacific coast of Japan killing at least 7 people, while over 90 were injured, before heading out to sea on Monday.
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