MANILA, Philippines — State weather bureau PAGASA said it is monitoring a super typhoon outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). As of 8 a.m. on July 5, PAGASA said super typhoon Bavi (international name) was estimated to be 2,

Philippine authorities have warned of possible flooding, landslides and rough seas in the country’s two northernmost provinces as a powerful typhoon roared offshore.

Bavi, a massive cyclone approaching the Mariana Islands east of the Philippines, was forecast to strike Rota early Monday morning local time.

MANILA, Philippines — A monsoon break is prevailing ahead of the entry of a super typhoon with international name Bavi, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.