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Super typhoon Man-yi swept across the Philippines on Sunday, leaving in its wake uprooted trees, downed power lines and torn-off tin roofs. No casualties have been reported yet.
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November 17, 2024 – 05:41
(Keystone-ATS) Man-yi, the sixth major storm in a month to hit the Philippines, was still packing winds measured at a maximum of 185 km/h after making landfall Saturday evening in the eastern province of Catanduanes. The meteorological agency had reported peaks of 325 km/h.
More than 650,000 people fled their homes as the super typhoon approached, described as “potentially catastrophic and deadly” by the agency. Waves up to 14 meters high crashed into the Catanduanes coastline as storm surges of more than three meters are likely to hit Manila and other vulnerable coastal areas within 48 hours, the same warned. source Saturday.
“No casualties have been reported, perhaps because people followed evacuation orders,” the head of Catanduanes province’s relief operations said on Sunday, as clean-up of the island is underway. course. “All towns suffered damage, but those in the north are expected to [de l’île] have more problems,” he added.
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“There’s just a breeze and drizzle now,” the official said. The municipality of Panganiban, in the northeast of the province, was hit directly by Man-yi.
Photographs shared on the Facebook page of Panganiban Mayor Cesar Robles show toppled power lines, damaged houses, trees and corrugated iron sheets littering the roads.
“’Pepito’ was so powerful. I have never experienced such a powerful typhoon,” Mr. Robles assured in a message, using the name given locally to the super typhoon. “It’s still a little dangerous, there are still gusts of wind and a lot of debris,” he said.
Man-yi is the sixth storm to hit the Philippines in less than a month. Previous attacks have killed at least 163 people, left thousands homeless, destroyed crops and killed livestock.
Man-yi is expected to “weaken slightly” into a typhoon before hitting Luzon, the country’s most populous island and economic engine, on Sunday afternoon, forecasters said. It is then due to cross north of the capital Manila and sweep across the South China Sea on Monday.
