Typhoon Saola is expected to strengthen as it approaches landfall in northern Philippines by Wednesday, before heading to southern Taiwan and Hong Kong.
The Philippines has raised the third-highest wind signal over northeastern islands, warning of strong winds and power disruption, the state weather bureau Pagasa said in its latest bulletin at 5 a.m. on Tuesday. Taiwan issued a sea warning late Monday as the typhoon comes closer.
On Monday, the Philippine weather bureau downgraded Saola from super-typhoon status, while warning it may pick up renewed strength. The typhoon has maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 190 kilometers per hour. The Philippines is also monitoring another cyclone, Storm Haikui, that’s expected to enter its territory on Wednesday, but is “less likely to directly affect the country.”
People on the island are bracing for the storm’s approach, including by harvesting fruit before winds get too high, state-owned TaiwanPlus reported.
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