Koppu hits Philippines north, destroys houses, displaces 10,000 people
- 9 years ago
Powerful typhoon Koppu ploughed into the northeastern Philippines before dawn on Sunday destroying homes and displacing 10,000 people and whipping up coastal surges four metres high, disaster agency officials said.
There were no reports of casualties after the category four typhoon, with central destructive winds of 175 kph , made landfall around 1 a.m. near the town of Casiguran in Aurora province.
"There are still no reports of casualty, thank God," said Alexander Pama, executive director of National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
"Initially, we are getting many houses were destroyed, power lines toppled and trees blocking major roads," he said, adding 10,000 people had been displaced in northeastern Luzon, the country's main island.
There were no reports of casualties after the category four typhoon, with central destructive winds of 175 kph , made landfall around 1 a.m. near the town of Casiguran in Aurora province.
"There are still no reports of casualty, thank God," said Alexander Pama, executive director of National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
"Initially, we are getting many houses were destroyed, power lines toppled and trees blocking major roads," he said, adding 10,000 people had been displaced in northeastern Luzon, the country's main island.