Leon intensifies into a super typhoon

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Wednesday that Leon has intensified into a super typhoon as it continues to threaten extreme Northern Luzon.

The center of the eye of the super typhoon was estimated some 350 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan. It was moving west-northwestward at 10 kilometers per hour (kph) with maximum sustained winds of 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph.

In its 11 a.m. bulletin, Pagasa said Signal No. 3 was hoisted in Batanes, the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Bab