MANILA - A super typhoon roared toward the Philippines on Thursday, packing fierce winds and heavy rains that are expected to strike the disaster-prone nation at the weekend before moving on to China. Some 10 million people in the Philippines are in the path of Typhoon Mangkhut. Authorities said some 10 million people in the Philippines are in the storm's path, not including millions more in heavily-populated coastal China. An average of 20 typhoons and storms lash the Philippines each year, killing hundreds of people and leaving millions in near-perpetual poverty. Storm surges of up to seven metres are expected to hit coastal areas, it said, while heavy rains could trigger landslides and flash floods.

Source: Bangkok Post September 13, 2018 04:48 UTC