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Typhoon Fengshen has intensified into a powerful typhoon whilst crossing the Philippines and is now very close to the popular tourist island of Boracay.
Typhoon Fengshen crashed into the eastern Philippines yesterday with winds over 80 miles per hour and has continued to strengthen. According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, Fengshen has current maximum winds gusting up to150 miles per hour.
According to the typhoon monitoring website, www.typhoon2000.ph, the Philippines government has issued storm warning 3 for Boracay, Lubang Islands, Mindoro, Romblon, Marinduque, Calamian group, Aklan and northern Antique and Capiz.
Fengshen means god of wind in Chinese. The forecast track is highly uncertain however it appears that south China, Hong Kong and Macau could be at risk of a hit in 4 days.
Typhoons, known as hurricanes in the Americas, are vast storms often hundred of miles wide rotating around a centre of very low pressure. They regularly strike the coastal nations of East Asia bringing torrential rains, high winds and damaging storm surges.
For more information please visit the following monitoring and forecast websites:
www.typhoon2000.ph - Philippines typhoon monitoring website run by Michael Padua
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/ - Official regional typhoon forecasting agency
http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc.php - US military's Joint Typhoon Warning Centre
www.typhoonfury.com - For photos and film of previous high impact typhoons in the Pacific
I will provide regular updates as this situation develops.
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