1 dead as Typhoon Melor batters central Philippines
- 8 years ago
Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated in the central Philippines, where a fierce storm is lashing coastal areas with heavy wind and rain.
Typhoon Melor has killed at least one person, caused power cuts and disrupted transportation after churning across several islands in the archipelago since Monday.
On Tuesday morning, the storm unexpectedly regained force, with its maximum sustained winds rising to 230 kph, according to the U.S. military's Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
The national disaster management agency said roughly 733,000 people had been pre-emptively evacuated as the storm approached. Thousands more were reported to have been displaced after it struck.
Typhoon Melor has killed at least one person, caused power cuts and disrupted transportation after churning across several islands in the archipelago since Monday.
On Tuesday morning, the storm unexpectedly regained force, with its maximum sustained winds rising to 230 kph, according to the U.S. military's Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
The national disaster management agency said roughly 733,000 people had been pre-emptively evacuated as the storm approached. Thousands more were reported to have been displaced after it struck.