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Super Typhoon Usagi: Winds Could Reach 180mph

The most powerful tropical storm of the year could cause "very heavy" damage as it moves towards Hong Kong and China.


09:08, UK, 
Saturday 21
September 2013











Usagi is packing winds of 180mph as it moves towards southeast Asia










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Communities in southeast Asia have been warned a super typhoon bearing down on the region could potentially be "very destructive".

Usagi, the most powerful cyclone of 2013 so far, could unleash gusts of 180mph, as well as torrential rain and tidal surges, on the Philippines and Taiwan.




A boy clings to rocks in Manila Bay in rough seas brought by Usagi

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and ferry services cancelled, while the Red Cross has begun stockpiling first aid kits and food packs.
In Taiwan, more than 1,600 soldiers have been deployed to areas most at risk of flooding and a further 24,000 remain on standby.




Dark clouds loom over Navotas City in the Philippines as Usagi passes by

A spokesman for the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration warned damage could be "very heavy".
"The situation is potentially very destructive to communities," he said. "All travel and outdoor activities should be cancelled."




A man uses a makeshift raft to paddle through waves in Manila Bay

Usagi, which is more than 1,000km (620 miles) in diameter, was upgraded to a super typhoon as it roared towards the Luzon Strait dividing the Philippines and Taiwan.
The cyclone's northeast quadrant, which usually packs the strongest winds, is expected to clip Taiwan's southern tip as it moves westwards.




Super typhoon Usagi is moving westwards towards the Vietnamese coast

In China, 23,000 fishing boats have already taken shelter in Fujian province, after the country's meteorological authority upgraded its typhoon warning to orange, the second highest level.
The storm is expected to weaken as it moves towards Hong Kong, although officials  warned the weather would "deteriorate significantly, with strengthening winds and rough seas".
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