Super typhoon grazes Philippines on its way to China
Strong winds and rain lashed the northern Philippines as Typhoon Doksuri made landfall on July 26, causing rivers to overflow and leaving thousands without power.
A bridge is washed out in Cagayan province, Philippines, after a river overflowed due to heavy rains brought by Typhoon Doksuri (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) 📖– Strong winds and rain lashedthe northern Philippines as Typhoon Doksuri made landfall on July 26, causingrivers to overflow and leaving thousands without power.
According to the state weather agency, Doksuriwas packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 175 kilometres an houras it hovered over waters around Fuga Island, off the northern tip of the mainisland of Luzon.
🌠 The agency warned of "violent, life-threatening conditions" as severewinds and heavy rain pounded the lightly populated region.
Doksuri had been a super typhoon as it swept acrossthe Pacific Ocean on July 25, but weakened as it neared the Philippines. Around12,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Cagayan province, including431 in the Babuyan islands, following warnings of 3-m-high storm surges. It was not immediately clear if Doksuri had caused any major damage. The cyclone is expected to brush past Taiwan (China)and make landfall in China’s Fujian province on July 28./.
The death toll from tropical storm Nalgae that hit the Philippines over the weekend has increased to at least 150, while 36 others are still missing, said the authorities.
Localities in the northern Luzon Island and central part of the Philippines are forecast to experience heavy rains with a high risk of flooding and landslides although Typhoon Mawar has weakened while heading to the Southeast Asian country, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
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A bridge is washed out in Cagayan province, Philippines, after a river overflowed due to heavy rains brought by Typhoon Doksuri (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
