Typhoon `Fred' threatens RP

Typhoon `Fred' threatens RP

MANILA (AFP): Typhoon Fred, packing maximum winds of 120 kilometers (74 miles) an hour, was bearing down on the extreme northern Philippines yesterday, the weather bureau here said.

Fred was moving west at 19 kilometers (12 miles) an hour and was plotted at about 1,340 kilometers (830 miles) east of the northern town of Aparri at 10:00 a.m. (0200 GMT) but it was not expected to affect the country over the next 24 hours, the bureau said.