Philippines braced as Typhoon Koppu makes landfall

BBC

Authorities in the Philippines have cancelled flights and ordered thousands of people in coastal areas to evacuate as Typhoon Koppu hits the country.

The slow-moving storm made landfall near the town of Casiguran on the main island of Luzon on Sunday morning.

Koppu is predicted to bring three days of torrential rain, triggering floods, storm surges and possibly landslides.

Disaster officials said a few thousand people living in vulnerable coastal areas had already sought shelter.

Earlier, President Benigno Aquino made a televised warning, the first time he had done so since Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, which killed more than 6,300 people.




Billboards were removed as winds increased in Bulacan province, Luzon 




Typhoon Haiyan caused devastation in the Philippines in 2013 



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