A super typhoon that formed in just 48 hours threatens the Philippines and Taiwan with destructive winds and torrential rains in the coming days, according to the central meteorological office of Taiwan.

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The Typhon of Force 5, named Chanthu, was about 630 kilometers south-east on Friday morning on Friday morning of the southeast end of Taiwan, with gusts reaching 234 kilometers per hour, according to this meteorological agency.

Waves of 10 meters expected

The Philippine meteorological agency said that the typhoon should come close to the northeast point of the country later on Friday, warning against "destructive" winds in the city of Santa Ana, where around 35 live.000 people, and in the eastern part of the Babuyan Islands, very distant.

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She added that waves of 2.5 to 10 meters would be caused by a hectic sea.The governor of Cagayan ordered government and private sector employees to stay at home and "fortify" their homes, said Rogelio Sending, the province's information manager.According to most projections, the storm will then continue to go northeast and could directly touch Taiwan during the weekend.

Meteorologists were surprised by the speed with which Chanthu turned into a powerful storm after having appeared on Monday between Guam and the Philippines."Chanthu has gone from depression to a category 5 typhoon in 48 hours," wrote Sam Lillo, researcher at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, wrote on Twitter Sam Lillo,.Only five other storms, all of this century, have done this, he added.

In just two days, the speed of the song of songhu went from 30 miles per hour to 160 miles per hour at its peak.Typhoons become more powerful and strengthen faster as the planet warms up because of the climate change caused by humans.