Hundreds flee floods as super typhoon brushes past Philippines

Hundreds of people fled their homes as floods unleashed by Super Typhoon Saola swept through mainly rural villages in the

Saola brushed past the northeast section of the main island of Luzon overnight Saturday, bringing its 185-kilometre-per-hour central winds within 125 kilometres of Tuguegarao, a city of about 160,000 people.

The provincial government’s press office released photos on its Facebook page of knee-deep floodwaters swamping homes in the municipality of Aparri. There were also widespread electricity cuts across the province of 1.2 million people due to downed power lines, but otherwise there were no casualties or signs of serious damage, he added.

Rescue officials in Isabela and Aurora, east coast provinces south of Cagayan, told AFP there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties there.

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