Typhoon Mekkhala intensifies into a super typhoon.

Super Typhoon Mekkhala has intensified to Category 16, with gusts exceeding Category 17, and is moving over the waters east of Luzon Island in the Philippines, heading towards southern Japan. At the same time, a new tropical depression has formed in the Northwest Pacific but has not entered the South China Sea.

A super typhoon and a tropical depression have appeared east of the Philippines. (Screenshot from satellite tracking app at 12:40 PM on June 23rd)

On the morning of June 23, the National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting reported that Typhoon Mekkhala off the Pacific coast had strengthened to level 16, becoming a super typhoon. At that morning, the super typhoon's center was located at approximately 18.8 degrees North latitude and 125.2 degrees East longitude, with an intensity of level 16 and gusts exceeding level 17.

Super Typhoon Mekkhala is currently located east of Luzon Island in the Philippines. The storm has begun to change direction, moving northward along the eastern Philippine Sea, towards Okinawa and southern Japan.

According to statistics, Super Typhoon Mekkhala was the strongest typhoon to hit the Northwest Pacific in June in the past 22 years.

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Super typhoon Mekkhala, with winds exceeding level 17, shows no signs of entering the South China Sea.Typhoon Mekkhala has intensified into a super typhoon. A tropical depression has formed in the Northwest Pacific, which will strengthen into a typhoon and move parallel to Super Typhoon Mekkhala.

Typhoon Mekkhala has intensified into a super typhoon, with another storm on the horizon.Last night (June 22), Typhoon Mekkhala intensified to level 16 (184-201 km/h, super typhoon), with gusts exceeding level 17. Currently, a tropical depression has formed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean and has the potential to strengthen into a typhoon.

Forecasts for June 23rd and 24th indicate that Super Typhoon Mekkhala will move slowly in a north-northwest direction at approximately 5 km/hour; it will then gradually shift northward. The typhoon will continue heading towards the southern waters of Japan, maintaining its intensity at level 16, with gusts exceeding level 17.

In the coming days, the storm is likely to shift direction north and then northeast, heading towards the Tosa Bay area of ​​Japan and gradually weakening. The Vietnamese meteorological agency is continuing to monitor the development of this super typhoon.

At the same time, a new tropical depression has formed in the Northwest Pacific region. On the morning of June 23, the center of the tropical depression was located at approximately 14.9 degrees North latitude and 146.2 degrees East longitude.

The National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting predicts that within the next 24 hours, this tropical depression is likely to strengthen into a typhoon, moving in a similar direction to super typhoon Mekkhala and not entering the South China Sea.

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