Five rescuers are killed after they were dispatched to flooded community as strong typhoon Noru hits multiple regions of the Philippines
The Philippines is regularly ravaged by storms, with scientists warning they are becoming more powerful as the world gets warmer because of climate change.
Super Typhoon Noru smashed into the archipelago nation on Sunday after an unprecedented "explosive intensification" in wind speeds, the state weather forecaster said earlier. It made landfall about 100 kilometres northeast of the densely populated capital Manila, before weakening to a typhoon as it crossed a mountain range, coconut plantations and rice fields.
Nearly 75,000 people were evacuated from their homes before the storm hit, as the meteorology agency warned heavy rain could cause "serious flooding" in vulnerable areas, trigger landslides and destroy crops."We were ready for all of this," President Ferdinand Marcos Jr told a briefing with disaster agencies.Despite taking the full force of the typhoon, authorities said it passed over quickly and there were so far no reports of major damage to houses.
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