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BEIJING: Super typhoon Megi is expected to be the strongest typhoon of the year in China, as it intensified while approaching the northern Philippines on Sunday, forecasters said.
Super typhoon Megi, which means "catfish" in Korean, is expected to enter the South China Sea on Monday, China's National Meteorological Centre said in a statement.
Megi could cause wild winds and huge waves in the South China Sea over the next three days, the statement said.
The centre issued an orange alert, its second-highest level warning, telling ships to shelter in ports and urging local authorities to prepare for emergencies.
Megi was approaching the northeastern side of the Philippines' main island of Luzon. It was expected to make landfall over the northern province of Cagayan by Monday, the Philippines state weather bureau said.
-AFP/wk
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