The country has been preparing for the storm’s arrival with over 200,000 residents having been evacuated from coastal and mountainous areas due to fears of flooding, landslides and storm surges. Operations at Manila airport were suspended for 12 hours from 11:00 on Tuesday (03:00 GMT). The storm, is boasting winds of up to 155km/h (96mph), with gusts of up to 235km/h (146mph).
Huge storm surges are also expected of up to three metres (nearly 10ft), the weather service...
source: Express