![]() ![]() ![]() This satellite image taken by a Japanese weather satellite shows Typhoon Doksuri over the Philippines on Wednesday, J “I’m receiving reports of tin roofs being blown away and flooding that could not drain out probably because of tidal surges coming in from the sea.”Ī damage assessment would be done after the typhoon passes but Mamba said he feared there could be extensive damage to Cagayan valley’s corn and rice farms, which had already been battered by a months-long dry spell before Doksuri hit. “Our northern coastal towns are being battered,” Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba told The Associated Press news agency by telephone. In northern Cagayan province, more than 12,000 people were evacuated from high-risk coastal villages and schools, and workplaces were shut down as a precaution. The national disaster agency said at least one person died in the Philippine province of Rizal, east of the capital Manila, in the wake of the typhoon. ![]() The powerful storm, which brought winds of up to 175km per hour (108 mph) as it slammed into the Philippines on Wednesday, is expected to sustain strength as it continues its course towards Taiwan and China later this week. At least one person has been killed in the Philippines after Typhoon Doksuri lashed northern parts of the archipelago, ripping off roofs, knocking out power, flooding low-lying villages and displacing thousands of people. ![]()
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