The Central Weather Administration (CWA) at 5:30pm yesterday issued a land warning for Typhoon Usagi as the storm approached Taiwan from the south after passing over the Philippines. As of 5pm, Usagi was 420km south-southeast of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻),

The storm made landfall on the island of Luzon. Forecasters warned of torrential rain and landslides in the north of the country.

An unusually prolific spurt of typhoons in the western Pacific Ocean has swirled near the Philippines over recent weeks — and now two more storms could threaten the archipelago over coming days. Category 4 Typhoon Usagi and Tropical Storm Man-yi are next on the list of storms expected to strike the region,