The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. September 9, 2021 Super Typhoon Chanthu Hurtles Toward Philippines and Southeast China -------------------------------------------------------------------- In the Pacific, Super Typhoon Chanthu this week became one of the most rapidly intensifying storms ever observed. It's now the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane and is threatening northern Luzon island in the Philippines as it tracks toward southeast China. .