超級颱風“天兔”向菲律賓、臺灣和華南移動

The Philippines, Taiwan and southern China are preparing for the arrival of a rapidly intensifying super typhoon.

Typhoon Usagi is the Pacific's strongest storm on record this year, with wind gusts of up to 240 kilometers per hour.

It is expected to strengthen further as it moves toward the northern Philippines and then Taiwan, before weakening and hitting China's southern coast.

The Philippines evacuated some northern coastal villages and called in fishing boats ahead of the storm's expected arrival late Friday.

Forecasters expect the center of the storm to pass just south of Taiwan, but say its northeastern tip could hit the island Saturday.

In southern China, the Xinhua news agency said authorities issued a disaster relief alert ahead of its expected arrival late Sunday.菲律賓、臺灣和中國南部地區正在準備應對一場超級颱風，這場颱風的風力正在迅速增強。

颱風“天兔”是今年有記錄的最猛烈風暴，陣風時速達到240公里。

預計，“天兔”的風力在向菲律賓北部和臺灣移動過程中將進一步增強，隨後風力減弱，在中國南部沿海地區登陸。

菲律賓疏散了北部沿海一些村莊的居民，並警告漁船在“天兔”於星期五夜間襲來之前返航。

天氣預報說，颱風“天兔”的中心將在臺灣以南海面掃過，但臺灣星期六可能遭到颱風侵襲。

新華社說，預計“天兔”將於星期日夜間在中國南部登陸，有關當局已經發布救災警報。