BALI (Sputnik) — The PAGASA-DOST added that the wind speed at the super typhoon was estimated to be some 140 miles per hour.
"#LawinPH " intensified into a super typhoon and maintains its serious threat as it moves closer to Cagayan — Isabela Area. pic.twitter.com/el8JnHcEVg
— PAGASA-DOST (@dost_pagasa) 19 октября 2016 г.
According to the agency, at 7 p.m. local time (11:00 GMT) the eye of the typhoon was located at some 110 miles East Northeast from the northern country's province of Aurora.
The Philippines and surrounding regions are hit by dozens of tornadoes and typhoons annually during the monsoon season typically between June and December.
