Storm warnings have been raised in almost all the provinces across the Luzon, including the capital, Manila, restricting sea and air travel. A few hours after landfall, the eye of the typhoon was nearing the western coast of Luzon facing the South China Sea. The 33-year-old laundrywoman said the 2016 typhoon blew away their hut, which they abandoned before the storm hit. More than 15,300 people had been evacuated in northern provinces by Friday afternoon, the Office of Civil Defense said. The typhoon hit at the start of the rice and corn harvesting season in Cagayan, a major agricultural producer, prompting farmers to scramble to save what they could of their crops, Cagayan Gov.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 15, 2018 01:41 UTC