The super typhoon packing 295km/h wind gusts, is moving westwards and is forecast to make landfall over the thinly populated Babuyan group of islands off the northern coast of Luzon in the Philippines between 2 pm and 5 pm today before heading towards southern China.
The Philippines' state media also reported that 70 tourists remain stranded after Philippine Airlines suspended all flights to and from the island until September. 23