BREAKING - Super Typhoon Megi slams into northern Philippines!

Super Typhoon Megi has made landfall in the northern Philippines, the national weather agency said Monday.

Megi, also known as Typhoon Juan, made landfall near Sierra Madre on Luzon island, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

It has maximum sustained winds of about 225 kph (140 kph) and gusts of up to 260 kph (162 mph).

"The winds have been steadily increasing," James Reynolds, a storm chaser who is on Luzon, told CNN Monday morning.

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