00:00Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed Philippines on Monday with powerful winds and torrential rain,
00:08toppling trees and whipping up huge waves.
00:11Officials have urged residents in low-lying and coastal communities to evacuate
00:15due to the threat of storm surges and flooding.
00:19The typhoon sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 250 kilometers per hour,
00:26slightly intensified as it brushed Babuyan Island and moved toward possible landfall over Kalayan Island.
00:33Authorities suspended work and classes across Metro Manila and much of the country as the storm approached,
00:39with forecasters warning of power outages, landslides and dangerous seas.
00:44The storm prompted flight cancellations, ferry suspensions and the highest typhoon warning over the Babuyan Islands.
00:56Birkinburg Pilfany
01:13See you next time.
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