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Typhoon Surigae kills one, displaces more than 100,000 others as it rages off the Philippines coast
At least one person is dead and more than 100,000 others have been evacuated in the eastern and central Philippines as the strongest typhoon recorded in April tracks off the country’s coast.
Key points:
- Typhoon Surigae is forecast to move away from the Philippines on Thursday
- Villages have been flooded and four provinces have suffered power outages
- Local authorities have opened more evacuation centres to ensure social distancing
Typhoon Surigae was tracking about 500 kilometres east of Infanta town in Quezon province on Monday evening.
It produced sustained winds of 195 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 240 kph, causing flooding in low-lying communities.
It is forecast to slowly move north-west and then veer away from the…
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