The Philippines has evacuated northern coastal villages, suspended ferries and called in fishing boats as the category 5 storm moves between the country and Taiwan, later headed for Hong Kong and China.
Philippine weather bureau forecaster Alvin Pura reports winds reaching up to 150 miles per hour. The island of Batanes and 15 provinces of Luzon are on alert with power and communications cut off for safety.
The storm is expected to hit the northernmost islands overnight on Friday, before traveling to southern China on Sunday night.
Cathay Pacific is updating passengers on Twitter with its flights from Hong Kong preparing for disruption.
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