The storm intensified further as it moved northwest and was expected to make landfall on the sparsely populated Batanes or Babuyan islands by early afternoon, the Philippine weather agency said.
The Philippine government closed offices and schools Monday in Metro Manila and across 29 provinces.
In Taiwan, authorities said nearly 300 people will be evacuated from Hualien County in the east, adding that figures could change depending on the typhoon's movement.
Philippine weather specialist John Grender Almario told a Sunday press briefing that “severe flooding and landslides” were expected in northern areas of main island Luzon.
“We expect that the effects of the super typhoon will be felt beginning tonight,“ he said. “The strongest (effects) will be at 8 am tomorrow.”
The growing corruption scandal, involving billions of dollars lost to incomplete or “ghost” flood control projects, has seen multiple lawmakers implicated and sparked national outrage.
Scientists warn that storms are becoming more powerful as the world warms due, in part, to the effects of human-driven climate change.
On Sunday, the Hong Kong Observatory said weather in the financial hub would “deteriorate gradually” on Tuesday and Wednesday, with gale-force winds and storm surge-driven sea levels similar to those seen in 2018’s powerful Typhoon Mangkhut - AFP
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