Philippines evacuates hundreds of people as typhoon Man-yi nears

Hundreds of Filipinos were evacuated on November 15 to avoid Typhoon Man-yi, which is approaching the Philippines.

The evacuation was carried out as rescue workers were still struggling to reach stranded people and those affected by Typhoon Usagi earlier.

A house with its roof being blown off by a typhoon in Claveria town in the Philippines' Cagayan province. (Photo: EPA)
A house with its roof being blown off by a typhoon in Claveria town in the Philippines' Cagayan province. (Photo: EPA)

The Philippine meteorological agency forecasts that Man-yi will make landfall in eastern coastal towns and the capital Manila this weekend. The storm is currently strengthening in the western Pacific and will possibly become a super typhoon on the early morning of November 17. This is the sixth typhoon to the Philippines in just a month.

Meanwhile, Usagi, known as Ofel in the Philippines, has begun to weaken significantly after making landfall in the north of the country on November 15.

Earlier, it had strengthened into a super typhoon, causing heavy rains and strong winds and damaging many houses. There have been no reports of casualties related to this storm, but thousands of people have been evacuated./.

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