Bavi is forecast to miss Luzon mainland, but it will definitely affect extreme northern parts of the Philippines, such as Batanes islands and Cagayan Valley region

MANILA, Philippines — State weather bureau PAGASA said it is monitoring a super typhoon outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). As of 8 a.m. on July 5, PAGASA said super typhoon Bavi (international name) was estimated to be 2,

Bavi, a massive cyclone approaching the Mariana Islands east of the Philippines, was forecast to strike Rota early Monday morning local time.

Philippine authorities have warned of possible flooding, landslides and rough seas in the country’s two northernmost provinces as a powerful typhoon roared offshore.

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Police Regional Office Mimaropa (Mindoro Occidental and Oriental, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) has boosted its disaster readiness and placed all units on high alert as it monitors Super Typhoon Bavi and the strengthening southwest monsoon or habagat.

MANILA, Philippines — A monsoon break is prevailing ahead of the entry of a super typhoon with international name Bavi, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.