Super Typhoon to Hit Northern Philippines

Tropical storm Saola has become a super typhoon and is expected to bring heavy rain and powerful winds to rice and corn-growing areas in the northern Philippines, increasing the risk of flooding and landslides. The powerful winds threaten to cause power outages and destruction to the provinces on the main Luzon island and the capital, Manila. With Typhoon Doksuri already causing flooding and power outages in the northern Philippines, Typhoon Saola is expected to land in southern Taiwan later this week, bringing more destruction and catastrophic weather.