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At least 25,000 people were evacuated in the Philippines as heavy rains and high winds flooded villages and ripped off roofs.
Thousands of villagers were forced to flee their homes in the Philippines when a fast-moving typhoon made landfall, flooded rural villages, ripped off roofs and downed trees and power lines, authorities said.
There were no immediate reports of casualties from Typhoon Molave, but authorities reported Monday that at least one person was missing and seven others were rescued after their yacht sank in Batangas province, south of Manila.
The typhoon has sustained winds of 125 kilometers per hour (77 miles per hour) and gusts of up to 180 km / h (112 mph) and was blowing west at 25 km / h (15 mph). Molave is expected to start leaving the country for the South China Sea on Monday, government meteorologists said.
At least 25,000 villagers were displaced and some 20,000 took refuge in schools and government buildings that were turned into evacuation centers, according to the Civil Defense Office.
Residents evacuate from their home in the coastal city of Legaspi, Albay province south of Manila, on October 25, 2020, ahead of the expected landfall of Tropical Storm Molave. [Charism Sayat/ AFP]
“Villagers are now asking to be rescued due to the sudden wind that blew off the roofs,” Humerlito Dolor, governor of the province of Oriental Mindoro, told DZMM radio.
Pain said heavy rains overnight flooded farming villages in his province, then strong winds toppled trees and power poles early Monday, leaving no power. Authorities were clearing the roads of fallen trees and debris in some cities after the typhoon hit, he said.
More than 1,800 cargo truck drivers, workers and passengers were stranded in ports after the Coast Guard banned ships and ferries from venturing into rough seas.
Molave follows Tropical Storm Saudel, which last week caused widespread flooding in Quezon province in the Calabarzon region, southeast of the capital Manila.
Around 20 typhoons and storms hit the Philippines annually, and the Southeast Asian archipelago is seismically active, with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, making it one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world.
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