Offshore Typhoon Mawar lashes eastern Taiwan, northern Philippines as it heads for southern Japan

A man stands beside boats that are placed along the road as they braced for the possible effects of Typhoon Mawar at Ivana, Batanes province, northern Philippines on Tuesday May 30, 2023. Typhoon Mawar lashed Taiwan's eastern coast with wind, rains and large waves Tuesday but largely skirted the island after giving a glancing blow to the northern Philippines. The storm was moving slowly toward southern Japan. - AP

MANILA/YILAN, May 30 (AP): Typhoon Mawar lashed Taiwan's eastern coast with wind, rain and large waves Tuesday but largely skirted the island after giving a glancing blow to the northern Philippines. The storm was moving slowly toward southern Japan.

With waves crashing on the shoreline, residents of the Taiwanese fishing town of Yilan secured boats and homes against the stormy conditions.