Flooded link: Villagers using a boat to cross the swollen Cagayan river in Cauayan, northern Isabela province, after heavy rains brought by Chanthu submerged a bridge there. — AFP
A SUPER typhoon that rapidly formed in just 48 hours is threatening both the Philippines and Taiwan with destructive winds and torrential rains over the coming days.
Chanthu was about 580km southeast of Taiwan’s southernmost tip yesterday morning, packing gusts of up to 234kph, according to Taiwan’s central weather bureau.
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