NSTworld “People did not expect that the storm would be that devastating” Phanfone Philippinestyphoon
Typhoon Phanfone hit late on Tuesday with winds of up to 120 kph and gusts of 150 kph, dumping sheets of uninterrupted rain on a string of islands, damaging hundreds of homes and causing flooding in eight areas.
There was widespread travel disruption with 115 flights cancelled and thousands of people stranded by the suspension of ferries due to storm surges. Though less powerful than other typhoons this year, Phanphone made landfall in some of the country’s poorest and least-developed islands.
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