Residents (top) register at a temporary shelter during an evacuation of informal settlers living along coastal areas in Manila on November 1,2020, as Super Typhoon Goni moved towards the Philippine capital. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE/ AFP)
MANILA: A super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds, knocking down power in several towns and prompting the evacuation of about a million people in its likely path, including in the capital Manila where the main airport was shut down.
Typhoon Goni – known locally as Rolly – hit the island province of Catanduanes at dawn yesterday with sustained winds of 225kph and gusts of 280kph.
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