Super Typhoon Noru barrels towards Philippines; provincial disaster offices on high alert

People arrive at an evacuation centre in Baseco, Manila as Typhoon Noru approaches the Philippines on Sunday, September 25, 2022. - AFP

MANILA, Sept 25, 2022 (AFP): A super typhoon charged towards the Philippines Sunday and was on track to slam into the heavily populated main island of Luzon, forcing the evacuations of vulnerable communities on the coast and in Manila, authorities said.

Super Typhoon Noru was packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometres (121 miles) an hour after an unprecedented "explosive intensification", the state weather forecaster said.