Super Typhoon Noru slammed into the Philippines Sunday, battering the heavily populated main island of Luzon with strong winds and heavy rain that have forced hundreds of people to flee their homes. Videos posted on social media and verified by AFP showed trees being buffeted by strong winds in Infanta and on the Polillo islands. Emergency personnel braced for the possibility of strong winds and heavy rain battering the capital, home to more than 13 million people. Noru comes nine months after another super typhoon devastated swathes of the country, killing more than 400 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. Ahead of the latest storm, residents in several municipalities in Quezon were evacuated from their homes, according to the provincial disaster office.

Source: The Standard September 25, 2022 23:22 UTC