Typhoon Goni hit the Catanduanes province at dawn with sustained winds of 225 km per hour and gusts of 280 kph
Kids play at a temporary shelter in Manila
Residents stand on their house’s roof after a river overflowed on Sunday. Pics/AFP
Villagers fled to safety as the typhoon approached, he said. Ricardo Jalad, who heads the government's disaster-response agency, said the typhoon's destructive force was capable of causing major damage. Goni weakened before nightfall, with sustained winds of 165 kph and gusts of up to 230 kph, but remained dangerously strong, forecasters said.
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Approximate no. of people evacuated and moved to shelters
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