
The Philippines is bracing for another dangerous visitor, but this one threatens to escalate into a disaster of 'super-typhoon' proportions before it even makes landfall.
Just weeks after the nation was battered by Typhoon Kalmaegi (local name Tino), the state weather bureau, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), has issued urgent warnings as Typhoon Uwan continues to rapidly intensify over the Philippine Sea.