Authorities believe the biggest threat is that the persistent heavy rain will cause further flooding and landslides.
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The Philippines government announced on Monday morning that 51,000 families had been affected by the typhoon and nearly 60,000 people were being housed in evacuation centres managed by local government units.
Howling winds knocked down trees and electricity posts, leaving nine provinces without power, while floods and small landslides made 25 roads and bridges impassable.
Koppu weakened from a typhoon on Monday as it reached Ilocos Norte province, on the north-western tip of Luzon, but is still bringing torrential rain across region. Thirty-two people were rescued, but two were still missing. Authorities suspended dozens of flights and sea voyages due to the stormy weather, and many cities cancelled classes today.
At least two people are dead and 63,000 people have fled their homes as a tropical cyclone – typhoon Koppu – creeps slowly across the northern Philippines. A concrete wall collapsed in Subic town, northwest of Manila, killing a 62-year-old woman, officials reported.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reports on the comprehensive response to Typhoon Koppu (locally Lando), with its damaging winds and heavy rain.
Typhoon Koppu, which hit the Philippines, on weekend was reported to have caused widespread devastation in Northern and Central provinces of the country. According to News.com Australia in the biggest loss of life single incident, seven people drowned when a motorboat capsized off Iloilo City, 460 kilometres south of Manila, the coastguard said.
President Benigno Aquino III, who flew to Nueva Ecija to check the flooding and distribute food packs in an emergency shelter, said the typhoon’s unusually slow speed allowed it to batter the north for about three days instead of just a few hours. More than 7,300 people died after the country took a direct hit from Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record.
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Koppu, Japanese for “cup”, is the 12th storm to hit the Philippines this year.
