The storm is expected to make second landfall in the northern Aurora province as tens of thousands are displaced.Super Typhoon Man-yi has uprooted trees, bringing down power lines and triggering tidal surges as it threatens to make its second landfall on the northeastern Philippine coast – the sixth major storm to hit the country in less than a month.
As of 2pm (06:00 GMT) on Sunday, Man-yi was approaching the northern province of Aurora with maximum sustained winds of up to 185km/h (115mph), according to the national weather agency PAGASA. Its gustiness slightly eased from 255km/h (158mph) to 230km/h (143mph).
Images posted on social media by various Philippine TV outlets on Sunday showed large waves lashing the coast of Aurora amid howling winds and heavy rain. PAGASA also continued to warn of a “potentially dangerous and life-threatening” situation as Man-yi moves closer to land.
Man-yi is the 16th typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2024.
On Saturday night, it slammed into the eastern island province of Catanduanes in central Philippines with sustained winds of up to 195km/h (125mph).
As of Sunday afternoon, there were no immediate reports of casualties from the typhoon, but it left Catanduanes with no power after it knocked down trees and electricity posts.
“The rain was minimal, but the wind was very strong and had this eerie howling sound,” Roberto Monterola, a disaster-mitigation officer in Catanduanes, told The Associated Press news agency.
“Along a main boulevard here, the tidal surges went up to more than 7 metres (23 feet) near the seaside hou …