Aid workers are braced to provide emergency help in the Philippines as another typhoon approaches just a year after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the country.
Typhoon Hagupit was expected to reach the Philippines on Saturday, bringing with it winds of 185 kilometres an hour.
It's expected to take three days to cut across the country, passing over mostly poor farming central regions, then possibly parts of the densely populated capital of Manila.
Aid teams have brought water kits, which make drinking water safe, as well as basic necessities like soap, toothpaste and blankets.
"This is the most unpredictable storm I've experienced in my career," Save the Children's emergencies manager Rommel Sotto said.
"We urgently need to know where it is going to make landfall so we can reach people affected as quickly as possible."
Sarah Dransfield, a spokesperson for Oxfam, said Hagupit was expected to be "category three or four which isn't as strong as Haiyan, but the problem is it is moving much slower. If it is moving slowly it means the wind and rain are impacting an area for longer."
But she added, "At least this time a lot of people have evacuated".
Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in November last year and many people are still suffering its effects.
Hundreds of residents still living in tents in Tacloban were prioritised in evacuation for the coming storm.
"We are especially watchful on areas that are still recovering from last year's super typhoon Haiyan," Oxfam's Philippines country director Justin Morgan said.
"We are concerned that these households will be less able to cope with potential impacts of typhoon Hagupit on their homes and on their livelihoods."
World Vision also have more than 1000 emergency kits prepared and are expecting to provide aid to 55,000 people.
"Our commitment is to provide relief assistance to as many survivors as we can in the fastest time possible," Response director Andrew Rosauer said.
"We have experts on the ground to make this possible to help save lives and assist people to safety."
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