Typhoon Krathon, locally known as Julian, intensified into a super typhoon early Tuesday, battering the northern Philippines with powerful winds and heavy rains. The typhoon triggered widespread flooding, landslides, and forced evacuations. Authorities ordered the closure of schools and suspension of inter-island ferries. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Tuesday morning that Julian was reaching maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometres per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 240 kph. In Batanes, the country’s northernmost province, the ty…