The Philippines is bracing for a potential disaster as the state weather bureau, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), has warned that a developing storm is on track to become a 'super typhoon' and could prompt the raising of the highest alert, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5. This warning signals an 'extreme threat to life and property' across parts of Luzon.
The developing system, currently Tropical Storm Fung-Wong, was last spotted outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), located 1,550 to 1,690 kilometres east of Northeastern Mindanao, as of Thursday evening. It is moving northwestward at 10 to 20 kilometres per hour (km/h).
