MANILA: A strong typhoon was set to wallop the Philippines on Christmas Day, officials warned Friday, as millions of people crisscross the mostly Catholic nation to celebrate one of the most important dates on the religious calendar.

Nock-Ten was expected to be packing winds of up to 194 kilometers (120 miles) an hour and gusts of nearly 241 kilometers an hour when it hit the eastern tip of the archipelago's main island of Luzon on Sunday, the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center said.

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