Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from the central Philippines
on Monday Dec 14,2015 as a typhoon with winds of up to 150km/h (95 miles per hour)
made landfall, dumping heavy rain that could cause flooding, landslides
and storm surges, authorities warned.
About 40 domestic flights were grounded, while 73 ferries and hundreds of fishing boats were ordered to remain in port as typhoon Melor hit the village of Batag on the northern tip of Samar island.
Known locally as Typhoon Nona, it was expected to roll across nearby islands before making landfall later on Monday close to Sorsogon, about 385km (240m) south-east of the capital, Manila, on the heavily populated main island of Luzon.
Melor was plotting a similar path to Haiyan, a category 5 typhoon that struck the central Philippines in 2013. Almost 8,000 people were killed or left missing by Haiyan.
Typhoon Melor carved through the central Philippines on Tuesday Dec 15,2015 bringing heavy rain and strong winds that left millions without power and at least three people dead
The storm toppled trees and cut electricity to at least seven provinces, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
Christmas lanterns and lights, tin roofs and branches littered the streets of the city of Legazpi, which was battered by strong winds.
People who fled from their coastal homes spent a sleepless night in evacuation centres, sprawled on classroom tables and chairs as flying debris swirled around outside.
Melor whipped the vast Bicol peninsula, with a population of 5.4 million people, overnight before slamming into the Romblon islands on Tuesday morning.
About 40 domestic flights were grounded, while 73 ferries and hundreds of fishing boats were ordered to remain in port as typhoon Melor hit the village of Batag on the northern tip of Samar island.
Known locally as Typhoon Nona, it was expected to roll across nearby islands before making landfall later on Monday close to Sorsogon, about 385km (240m) south-east of the capital, Manila, on the heavily populated main island of Luzon.
Melor was plotting a similar path to Haiyan, a category 5 typhoon that struck the central Philippines in 2013. Almost 8,000 people were killed or left missing by Haiyan.
Typhoon Melor hits Philippines Tuesday Dec 15,2015
Typhoon Melor carved through the central Philippines on Tuesday Dec 15,2015 bringing heavy rain and strong winds that left millions without power and at least three people dead
The storm toppled trees and cut electricity to at least seven provinces, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
Christmas lanterns and lights, tin roofs and branches littered the streets of the city of Legazpi, which was battered by strong winds.
People who fled from their coastal homes spent a sleepless night in evacuation centres, sprawled on classroom tables and chairs as flying debris swirled around outside.
Melor whipped the vast Bicol peninsula, with a population of 5.4 million people, overnight before slamming into the Romblon islands on Tuesday morning.
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