An unusually prolific spurt of typhoons in the western Pacific Ocean has swirled near the Philippines over recent weeks — and now two more storms could threaten the archipelago over coming days. Category 4 Typhoon Usagi and Tropical Storm Man-yi are next on the list of storms expected to strike the region,

MANILA: The Philippines ordered evacuations ahead of Typhoon Usagi on Wednesday (Nov 13), as the UN disaster office sought US$32.9 million in aid for the country after storms that killed more than 150 people.

Usagi was a typhoon in the Philippine Sea Wednesday evening Philippine Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The typhoon had sustained wind speeds of 132 miles per hour,

Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) is approaching the super typhoon category, based on the state weather agency’s latest bulletin early Thursday morning. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical,

Severe Tropical Storm Ofel (international name: Usagi) intensified into a typhoon Wednesday morning, prompting the state weather bureau to raise Tropical

Signal No. 5 has been raised over the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan as "Ofel" has further intensified into a super typhoon, the state weather bureau said on Thursday. In its 5 a.m. bulletin,