TOKYO: The powerful Typhoon Champi has passed over the waters near the southern tip of Guam and is heading towards the south of Okinawa Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The typhoon, also known as Typhoon No. 30, was moving west at 25 kph as of noon on Sunday. Its central atmospheric pressure was 945 hectopascals, with maximum instantaneous winds of 70 metres per second (252 kph).
The typhoon is forecast to approach the waters south of Okinawa Prefecture, east of Taiwan and north-east of the Philippines around Friday morning, but its subsequent path remains unknown.
