179K views · 6.2K reactions | Super Typhoon Rai, known locally as Odette, slammed into the eastern coast of the Philippines Thursday afternoon, bringing torrential rain and the threat of widespread flooding across the archipelago. https://cnn.it/3GLSjpY | CNN Weather | Facebook

Super Typhoon Surigae is currently over waters approximately 322 nautical miles east of Manila, Philippines. The powerful category 5 system has a central pressure of 900hPa and sustained winds of 213km/h, maximum wind gusts 306km/h and 15m waves. It is the strongest April typhoon on record. Luckily, Surigae is unlikely to make landfall and is currently moving into an unfavourable environment for development, so it should gradually weaken over the coming days. So, what's the difference between tr