Philippines’ First Storm of Year Builds Up, Moves Toward Capital
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The first storm to hit the Philippines this year strengthened as it crossed provinces and moved closer to the capital, threatening to intensify into a typhoon before leaving the Southeast Asian nation on Wednesday.
Tropical storm Aghon is moving northwestward with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers (40 miles) per hour, and was over the municipality of Dolores in Quezon province in the main Luzon island as of the weather bureau’s 8 a.m. Sunday bulletin.