MANILA, Philippines — Chedeng (International name: Guchol) has intensified into a severe tropical storm late Wednesday night but is still not directly affecting the country, the state weather bureau said in its 11 p.m. bulletin. The eye of the storm was last sighted 1,220 kilometers east of Southeastern Luzon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Its maximum sustained winds increased from 85 to 95 kilometers per hour and its gustiness is now up to 115 kph.

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