Super typhoon Man-Yi sweeps across the Philippines

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Super typhoon Man-Yi swept across the Philippines' main island of Luzon on Sunday, threatening heavy rain in the capital region Metro Manila, after triggering more than a million evacuations and damaging buildings in several areas.  CGTN’s Ray Addison has more.

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00:00Islands battered by waves and wind, homes under threat, and more than a million people

00:07forced to flee to emergency shelters due to the deadly effects of super typhoon Manyi.

00:15We evacuated because every time there is a typhoon, the water rises in the nearby river.

00:20We have children with us and we are scared. That is why we evacuated.

00:25With powerful winds reaching 185 kilometers per hour and waves of 44 meters, Manyi, known

00:32locally as Pepito, has splintered homes, schools and businesses, uprooted trees, and brought

00:39down power lines.

00:42And it's the sixth tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines in a month. In October, Tropical

00:47Storm Tramie and Typhoon Kongray brought heavy flooding, triggered landslides, and killed

00:53more than 160 people. The damage to communities, infrastructure and farmlands has been extensive.

01:00Although meteorologists say Manyi is expected to weaken slightly, they are still urging

01:05people to take precautionary measures and warn it still poses a potentially dangerous

01:11and life-threatening situation.

01:13Ray Addison, CGTN.

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