Hundreds of thousands of people flee as latest typhoon batters the Philippines

Hundreds of thousands of people flee as latest typhoon batters the Philippines
Damaged houses caused by Typhoon Man-yi in the north-eastern Philippines (MDRRMO Viga Catanduanes via AP)

A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the sixth major storm to hit the country in less than a month.

Typhoon Man-yi slammed into the eastern island province of Catanduanes on Saturday night with sustained winds of up to 125 miles per hour and gusts of up to 149mph.

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