Filipinos evacuated to a safe shelf when Super Typhoon Mangkhut hits the country (Source: AFP/VNA) Manila (VNA) – At least three people were killed and four others wereinjured after Super Typhoon Mangkhut made a landfall in the Philippines onearly September 15, the country’s disaster officials said.
The Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction andManagement Council stated that the figures are based on initial reports and arelikely to increase.
Typhoon Mangkhut at one point had maximum gusts of 305km/hbefore it exited the land area before noon and moved towards southern China andVietnam with reduced wind speeds of 170km/h.
Philippine state weather agency PAGASA downgraded thedomestic threat level, but warned the danger was far from over, with continuedstorm surges and heavy rains that could trigger floods and more landslides.
Floods occur in several provinces and many areas in Manilacapital city. More than 40 landslides were recorded in Cordillera region.
The typhoon also damaged many houses and forced over 60,000households in the northern region of the Philippines to be evacuated.
Mangkhut, the strongest typhoon so far this year, ispredicted to hit Vietnam’s northern region on September 17 morning and bringheavy downpours and strong winds to 27 northern and north central provinces andcities.-VNA
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