They recalled that Typhoon Mujigae, the last major typhoon to strike the city, in 2015, killed at least 11 people. Among the dead were two rescue workers killed in landslides, local news media reported. VideoThe eye made landfall over Baggao in Cagayan Province and moved west across the country, hitting the opposite coast near Laoag City less than eight hours later. The authorities said more than 105,000 people had taken shelter in evacuation centers as the typhoon was nearing. Much of the planning for Mangkhut was informed by lessons learned from Typhoon Haiyan, the devastating 2013 storm that killed 6,000 people and left more than four million homeless.

Source: New York Times September 16, 2018 02:39 UTC