MANILA: A powerful storm pounded the northern Philippines on Wednesday (Jul 26), killing at least two people, toppling trees and knocking out power as thousands sheltered with neighbours or in
was"slowly moving away from Dalupiri Island", off the northern tip of the main island of Luzon, and into open waters, the state weather agency said in its 9am GMT update.
A 16-year-old boy was crushed to death Wednesday when a landslide struck a house in the northern mountain city of Baguio, city disaster official Julius Santos told AFP. "When I got up today, I saw fallen trees and broken branches outside. We have no electricity," he told AFP.
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