Typhoon Chanthu

International Operations – Super Typhoon Chanthu is now a major category 5 storm with sustained winds of 161mph and gusts to 195mph. Current track predictions place landfall within 45 hours near Batanes in the Phillipines as a Category 4 with the track then shifting north to pass over the south of Taiwan into Southern China with roughly  4 million households within the affected area.

The team is closely tracking Typhoon Chanthu as it is rapidly gaining speed, heading towards Taiwan and the southern coast of China, with the potential to impact the China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam. Wind speeds have been reported at up to 145 miles per hour, the equivalent of a Category 4 Atlantic Hurricane.