Only Itbayat under Signal No. 2 as Inday nears Japan
Typhoon Inday is moving northwest toward Japan after passing near the Philippines, with only Itbayat, Batanes remaining under a wind signal. The weather bureau expects the storm to weaken into a severe tropical storm as it approaches mainland China.
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Track and intensity forecast of Typhoon Inday as of 5 a.m. on July 11, 2026. - Photo from Pagasa/Facebook MANILA, Philippines - Only Itbayat in Batanes was placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 as Typhoon Inday (international name Bavi) approached Sakishima Islands in Southern Japan on Saturday morning, the state weather bureau said.
In the 5 a.m. weather bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Inday was last seen 500 kilometers northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. It decelerated as it moved northwestward from 25 kilometers per hour (kph) to 20 kph.
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