Storm records sustained winds of 170km/h, causing flooding and power outages and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people
Daniel Fernando, the governor of Bulacan province north of Manila, said five rescuers, who were using a boat to help residents trapped in flood waters, were hit by a collapsed wall then apparently drowned in the rampaging waters.
On Polillo island in north-eastern Quezon province, a man was injured after falling off the roof of his house.More than 17,000 people were moved to emergency shelters from high-risk communities prone to tidal surges, flooding and landslides in Quezon alone, officials said. Marcos praised officials for evacuating thousands of people to safety as a precaution before the typhoon hit, which prevented large number of casualties despite the Noru’s potentially disastrous force.Noru underwent an “explosive intensification” over the open Pacific Ocean before it hit the Philippines, Vicente Malano, who heads the country’s weather agency, said on Sunday.
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