Typhoon Koppu, possibly the second most powerful storm to strike the disaster-prone country this year, is expected to make landfall early Sunday and will not leave the archipelago until Tuesday, the government weather station said.
Weather station director Espie Cayanan said the storm, which has sustained winds of 160 kilometres (100 miles) per hour and gusts of 195 kilometres per hour, could strengthen as it gets closer to the country.
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