Thousands of people have been evacuated from northern Philippine villages and schools and offices were closed in the archipelago and neighboring Taiwan as one of the strongest typhoons this year threatens to cause flooding and landslides on its way to

The airport’s home-based airline, Cathay Pacific, has said it will be forced to cancel over 500 flights during this period as a result of the typhoon, with tens of thousands of passengers due to be affected by the stoppage.

Hurricane Gabrielle formed Sunday evening becoming only the second hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season while the the National Hurricane Center also tracked two more systems that could become the