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Typhoon Haikui (Philippine name Hanna) toppled hundreds of trees, damaged coastal roads and dumped torrential rains across Taiwan Monday before it weakened into a severe storm and headed for southern China.

Haikui had initially appeared to depart the island but made a second landfall early Monday in southwest Kaohsiung, before it was downgraded to a severe tropical storm as it moved out into the Taiwan Strait.

There were no reports of deaths, but destruction was seen in coastal Taitung, a mountainous county in lesser-populated eastern Taiwan where the storm directly hit the day before. — AFP

PAGASA says Typhoon Hanna behaves erratically off the coast of southwestern Taiwan and makes landfall in Kaohsiung City.

It is 5 a.m. tropical cyclone bulletin, Hanna was spotted 265 kilometers northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph.

It was moving south southwestward slowly. Only Batanes remains under Signal No. 1.

PAGASA says Typhoon Hanna may leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility on late Sunday or early Monday after threatening the country with heavy rain and strong wind. 

In its 5 p.m. tropical cyclone bulletin, Hanna was spotted 245 kilometers to the northwest of Itbayat in Batanes..

Hanna has maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 190 kph.  It was heading west northwest at 20 kph. 

The typhoon made a landfall over Taitung county in Taiwan. 

Typhoon Haikui (Philippine name Hanna) made landfall on eastern Taiwan Sunday, the first major storm to directly hit the island in four years.

"The typhoon made landfall in Taitung around 3:40 pm (0740 GMT), it's a little earlier than expected as it's moving faster," the Central Weather Bureau's forecaster Yeh Chih-chun tells AFP.

Haikui was initially forecast to land at 4 pm. 

PAGASA says Typhoon Hanna has slightly intensified as it moved closer to the coast of southern Taiwan.

As of 4 a.m. on Saturday, Hanna was spotted 215 kilometers north northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, packing with maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 185 kph.

It was moving westward at 20 kph. 

Signal No. 1 is raised over Batanes and the northern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Is., Calayan Is.).

PAGASA says Typhoon Hanna has continued to intensify as it accelerated west northwestward towards the sea east of Taiwan. 

Hanna was last spotted 375 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, with maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 170 kph.

It was moving west northwestward at 20 kph. Signal No. 1 remained hoisted over Batanes.

PAGASA says Typhoon Hanna has slightly intesified as it accelerated west northwestward towards the sea east of Taiwan. 

In its 11 a.m. tropical cyclone bulletin, Hanna was found 455 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes.

Moving west northwestward at 15 kilometers per hour, it has maximum sustained winds of 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph.

Batanes remains under Signal No. 1.

PAGASA says Typhoon Hanna has continued to move generally westward towards the sea east of Taiwan.

In its 5 a.m. tropical cyclone bulletin, Hanna was spotted 520 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, packing a maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 150 kph, and central pressure of 975 hPa.

It was moving westward at 10 kph.

Signal No. 1 has been raised over Batanes.

PAGASA says Typhoon Hanna has maintained its strength as it decelerated westward. 

Hanna was last seen 710 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph. It was moving westward at 15 kph 

The typhoon is less likely to directly bring heavy rainfall and severe winds and over the country throughout the forecast period. 

"However, the southwest monsoon currently enhanced by Hanna, Typhoon Saola (Goring), and Severe Tropical Storm Kirogi will bring occasional to monsoon rains over the western portion of Luzon in the next three days," PAGASA says.

PAGASA announces that Hanna has intensified into a typhoon.

In its 11 a.m. weather bulletin, Hanna was found 785 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes.

Moving westward at 20 kilometers per hour, Hanna has maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph.

PAGASA says Severe Tropical Storm Hanna has continued to move west northwestward over the Philippine Sea.

In its 5 a.m. tropical cyclone bulletin, Hanna was spotted 870 kilometers east of extreme northern Luzon.

Moving west northwestward at 20 kilometers per hour, it has maximum sustained winds of 110 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 135 kph.

PAGASA reports that Severe Tropical Storm Hanna has accelerated while moving westward over the Philippine Sea.

In its 5 p.m. weather bulletin, Hanna was spotted 1,035 kilometers east of extreme northern Luzon.

Moving westward at 15 kilometers per hour, it has maximum sustained winds of 110 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 135 kph.

The state weather bureau says Severe Tropical Storm Hanna has intensified as it decelerated westward over the Philippine Sea. 

As of 10 a.m. Thursday, Hanna was found 1,160 kilometers east of extreme northern Luzon. It is moving Westward at 10 kilometers per hour.

Hanna has maximum sustained winds of 110 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 135 kph. 

No tropical cyclone wind signal has been hoisted.

Hanna is the eighth tropical cyclone to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility.