A powerful typhoon hit the northeastern Philippines and was barreling across the heavily populated island of Luzon toward the capital Manila in a densely populated path where thousands have been evacuated to safety.
Typhoon Noru became a super typhoon “after a period of explosive intensification”, with sustained winds increasing to 195km/h (121 mph) on Sunday morning from 120km/h (74.5 mph) on Saturday evening, the disaster agency said in an advisory.
