Super Typhoon Man-yi made landfall in the Philippines on Saturday, with the national weather forecaster warning of a 'potentially catastrophic and life-threatening' impact, as waves up to 14 metres high pounded the coastline. Man-yi was packing sustained wind speeds of 195 kilometres per hour when it slammed into Panganiban municipality on Catanduanes island at 9:40 pm, the forecaster said.
More than 650,000 people have fled their homes ahead of Super Typhoon Man-yi, which is expected to make landfall later on Saturday or early on Sunday, becoming the sixth major storm to pummel the archipelago nation in the past month.
With wind gusts of up to 240 kilometres per hour, Man-yi was on track to slam into the sparsely populated island province of Catanduanes as a super typhoon or "near peak intensity", the weather service said. "Potentially catastrophic and life-threatening situation looms for northeastern Bicol region as Super Typhoon 'Pepito' further intensifies," the forecaster said, using the local name for the storm and referring to the southern part of the main island of Luzon. — AFP
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