Typhoon Kills Ten In Philippines

Ten people were killed as typhoon Rammasun travel across the Philippines, shutting down the capital, cutting power supplies leading to the evacuation of more than 400,000 residents. Typhoon Rammasun, the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year, passed south of Manila after cutting a path across the main island of Luzon, destroying several infrastructure across the region. Typhoon Rammasun ease on Wednesday evening in the capital, as public institutions were due to reopen on Thursday. Manila Electric Company (MER.PS) said 76 percent of the area it serves was without power, compared with 86 percent earlier in the day. "Our weather is improving as the typhoon is moving further away," Rene Paciente of the weather bureau said, adding storm alerts in various part of the country were lifted or lowered. The number of evacuated residents had reached 409,000, Wilma Cabrera, the Social Welfare Assistant Secretary. Many of those forced from their homes were in the eastern province of Albay, the first to be hit by the typhoon, the disaster agency said. They were taken to schools, gymnasiums and town halls for shelter. A total 460,000 have been affected by the storm according to state official.