Super Typhoon Yutu could rip into eastern Luzon in the Philippines tomorrow, extending the toll of destruction it left in the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands earlier this week.
According to information posted yesterday by the Hong Kong Observatory, Yutu will move towards Luzon in the next couple of days. The chance for it to enter the South China Sea is relatively high on Wednesday, the subsequent track and the weakening of Yutu will depend on its interaction with the replenishment of the monsoon.
Yutu, called Rosita in the Philippines, will bring flooding rain, tree-snapping winds and a life-threatening storm surge when it comes ashore. Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines, home to some 53 million people.
On its current track the storm would pass well north of the capital of Manila, which could see rain and gusty winds.
Yutu became the strongest storm since 1950 to hit the U.S. territories of Saipan and Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands, when it brought winds of nearly 180 mph over the area on Wednesday. At least one person died, many were injured and buildings were destroyed or damaged, according to a blog post by meteorologist Bob Henson of Weather Underground, an IBM company.
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