MANILA (Reuters) - Authorities in the Philippines grounded air and sea transport on Thursday and urged fishing boats to return to port, as an approaching super typhoon, the most powerful storm on earth this year, gathered speed.
Typhoon Haiyan is expected to make landfall early on Friday between the central islands of Samar and Leyte.
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