With gusts reaching 149 mph, Typhoon Usagi struck the coastal town of Baggao in the Cagayan province of the Philippines.
Typhoon Usagi is expected to enter the East Sea on Friday afternoon, becoming the ninth storm to hit this region this year, ...
Usagi is expected to maintain a distance of more than 500km from the city and then turn towards Japan’s Ryukyu Islands.
The Philippines raised its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people on Thursday, as Super Typhoon Usagi barrelled towards its already disaster-ravaged north.