These statistics show the power of Super Typhoon Mangkhut

But that's not the only measurement that illustrates the storm's immense strength -- or the threat it poses to those in its path.

Here are some statistics that show how powerful Mangkhut is:

• At its peak on Wednesday, Mangkhut became the strongest storm of 2018, with wind speeds of 285 kph (180 mph).
• Typhoon-force winds stretch for 270 kilometers (168 miles), which is the distance between Paris and Brussels.
• Tropical storm-force winds are expected to extend all the way south to the Philippines' capital, Manila, and as far north as Taiwan.
• On the Philippines' island of Luzon, more than 30 million people are expected to face tropical storm-force winds.
• More than 4 million people are in the path of the most destructive typhoon-force winds in northern Luzon.

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