A powerful weather system is bearing down on the Philippines, with forecasters warning that Typhoon Uwan could become one of the most destructive storms of the year.
The storm, currently named Fung-wong, has now intensified into a severe tropical storm and is drawing closer to the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). As of 4 a.m. Friday, the system was located 1,470 kilometres east of Eastern Visayas, outside the PAR boundary. The storm currently carries maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometres per hour, with gusts reaching up to 115 kilometres per hour, and is tracking northwestward at a speed of 10 kilometres per hour.
