Flood risk: A river swells during a storm surge in Talakag, Bukidnon province, as Rai batters coastal communities. — Reuters
THOUSANDS of people in the Philippines fled their homes and beachfront resorts as super typhoon Rai slammed into the country, with a charity warning the storm could hit coastal communities “like a freight train”.
Rai was packing maximum sustained winds of 195kph as it made landfall on the southern island of Siargao at 1.30pm, the state weather forecaster said.
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