Typhoon Zeb scrapes past

Typhoon Zeb scrapes past

MANILA (AFP): Typhoon Zeb hammered the eastern Philippines
with gale-force winds on Tuesday but there were hopes that the
country would escape major damage.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage though
school holidays were declared in the eastern and northern
provinces.

Weathermen said the typhoon had picked up further strength in
the last six hours and now packed sustained winds of 185
kilometers an hour with gusts of up to 220 kilometers an hour.

Zeb was tracked 650 kilometers southeast of the northern town
of Tuguegarao in late morning. It was bearing down on the
northern tip of the main island of Luzon, weathermen said.