
Powerful typhoon hits the Philippines
Fox News
A powerful typhoon slammed into the southeastern Philippines on Thursday, toppling trees, ripping tin roofs and knocking down power as it blew across island provinces where nearly 100,000 people have been evacuated.
Forecasters said Typhoon Rai further strengthened with sustained winds of 121 miles per hour and gusts of up to 168 mph as it blew from the Pacific Ocean into the Siargao Islands. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.
"I’m scared and praying here in my house that this stops now. The wind outside is so strong it’s cutting down trees," Teresa Lozano, a resident of eastern MacArthur town in coastal Leyte province, told DZMM radio by telephone, adding roofs of nearby houses were damaged and that her farming village had lost power.