Strong typhoon threatens northern Philippine region still recovering from storms

Workers clear a tree from a road that fell due to strong winds from Typhoon Yinxing, locally called Marce, in Lal-lo, Cagayan province, northern Philippines (LGU Lal-lo/AP)

A strong typhoon was forecast to hit the northern Philippines on Thursday, prompting a new round of evacuations in a region still recovering from back-to-back storms a few weeks ago.

Typhoon Yinxing is the 13th to batter the disaster-prone south-east Asian nation this season.