Super Typhoon Hagupit, locally known as Ruby, is about to bear down on the Philippines this weekend. More than 30 million people will be impacted by this cyclone. Some areas in its path are still trying to recover from Haiyan, which will leave them more vulnerable to the impacts of Hagupit.
According to JTWC the system is moving west at speed of 11 km/h. JMA reported the system's minimum central pressure of 915 MB and gusts of 280 km/h.
Hagupit rapidly strengthened into a super typhoon late on December 3, and soon after reached maximum sustained winds over 255 km/h (160 mph), the equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane.
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