NAGA CITY (Aug 28, 2011 12:30 P.M.) - Typhoon Mina (International name: Nanmadol) has already killed 6 in the Philippines and now takes aim at Taiwan. Its core has started to move away from the Batanes Group as it moves directly northward towards Southern Taiwan at 15 kilometers per hour (kph).
Mina has weakened into a Category 2 storm with wind velocity of 165 kph (90 kts) near the center and gusts up to 205 kph.