MANILA: Hundreds of people fled their homes as floods unleashed by Super Typhoon Saola swept through mainly rural villages in the northeastern Philippines, rescue officials said Sunday (Aug 27). Saola brushed past the northeast section of the main island of Luzon overnight Saturday, bringing its 185kmh cen
MANILA: Hundreds of people fled their homes as floods unleashed by Super Typhoon Saola swept through mainly rural villages in the northeastern Philippines, rescue officials said Sunday .
"The winds were not too strong but the rains were heavy last night," Ruelie Rapsing, a rescue official in Cagayan province, told AFP by telephone from Tuguegarao. A total of 388 people were evacuated due to flooding in four Cagayan towns, with waters in two other towns also rising, Rapsing said. Saola headed south off Luzon's east coast early Sunday, with the state weather service saying it would stay in coastal waters instead of making landfall.
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