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| Typhoon Hagupit weakens over Philippines | Typhoon Hagupit weakens over Philippines |
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| Typhoon Hagupit has weakened as it continues to slowly sweep across the Philippines, causing some damage. | Typhoon Hagupit has weakened as it continues to slowly sweep across the Philippines, causing some damage. |
| At least three people have been killed since the storm made landfall on Saturday but it does not appear to have been as severe as many had feared. | At least three people have been killed since the storm made landfall on Saturday but it does not appear to have been as severe as many had feared. |
| Around a million people have taken shelter in evacuation centres. | Around a million people have taken shelter in evacuation centres. |
| But correspondents say Hagupit is nowhere near as powerful as Typhoon Haiyan, which killed thousands of people last year. | But correspondents say Hagupit is nowhere near as powerful as Typhoon Haiyan, which killed thousands of people last year. |
| In Tacloban, badly hit by Typhoon Haiyan, roofs have been blown away and streets are flooded, but the area has escaped the wider devastation of last year. | |
| "There were no bodies scattered on the road, no big mounds of debris,'' Rhea Estuna told the Associated Press by phone from Tacloban. "Thanks to God this typhoon wasn't as violent.'' | "There were no bodies scattered on the road, no big mounds of debris,'' Rhea Estuna told the Associated Press by phone from Tacloban. "Thanks to God this typhoon wasn't as violent.'' |
| Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez told the BBC that the immediate task was assessing damage to the temporary shelters in which some people have been living. | Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez told the BBC that the immediate task was assessing damage to the temporary shelters in which some people have been living. |
| He said that the weather was good now but that high tides were making it harder for waterways to drain, despite work to clear debris. | He said that the weather was good now but that high tides were making it harder for waterways to drain, despite work to clear debris. |
| At 04:00 on Monday (20:00 GMT on Sunday), the storm was 110km (70 miles) northwest of Masbate City with maximum sustained winds of 120km/h (75mph) near the centre and gusts of up to 150km/h, government forecaster Pagasa said. It was forecast to move northwest at 10km/h. | At 04:00 on Monday (20:00 GMT on Sunday), the storm was 110km (70 miles) northwest of Masbate City with maximum sustained winds of 120km/h (75mph) near the centre and gusts of up to 150km/h, government forecaster Pagasa said. It was forecast to move northwest at 10km/h. |
| At its height, as it approached land on Saturday, gusts of up to 250km/h were recorded, | At its height, as it approached land on Saturday, gusts of up to 250km/h were recorded, |
| Authorities say they were better prepared than when Haiyan struck in 2013, and organised the largest peacetime evacuation in the history of the Philippines. | Authorities say they were better prepared than when Haiyan struck in 2013, and organised the largest peacetime evacuation in the history of the Philippines. |
| Justin Morgan, Oxfam country director for the Philippines, told the BBC that a key factor was a greater focus on the dangers of storm surges and hence the the movement of people away from coastal areas. | Justin Morgan, Oxfam country director for the Philippines, told the BBC that a key factor was a greater focus on the dangers of storm surges and hence the the movement of people away from coastal areas. |
| Joey Salceda, governor of Albay province, told the BBC no casualties and only "negligible damage" had been reported in his province. | Joey Salceda, governor of Albay province, told the BBC no casualties and only "negligible damage" had been reported in his province. |
| He said the storm had been identified as a threat in late November, giving officials time to identify population at risk, evacuate them two days ahead of the storm and prepare food supplies. | He said the storm had been identified as a threat in late November, giving officials time to identify population at risk, evacuate them two days ahead of the storm and prepare food supplies. |
| At the scene: Saira Asher, BBC News, Albay province | At the scene: Saira Asher, BBC News, Albay province |
| Albay province, which evacuated more than half its population, has called for those people to go home. | Albay province, which evacuated more than half its population, has called for those people to go home. |
| After spending three days at a school in Polangi, families are packing into small military trucks, holding one or two plastic bags with the essentials they brought with them. | After spending three days at a school in Polangi, families are packing into small military trucks, holding one or two plastic bags with the essentials they brought with them. |
| They worry about the state in which they'll find their homes but many are most worried about their rice fields, their only source of income. | They worry about the state in which they'll find their homes but many are most worried about their rice fields, their only source of income. |
| One woman reached her house and found it flooded and uninhabitable. For her that means at least one more night in the evacuation centre. | One woman reached her house and found it flooded and uninhabitable. For her that means at least one more night in the evacuation centre. |
| Known locally as Typhoon Ruby, Hagupit has nonetheless caused major damage in several towns on the east coast of the Philippines. | Known locally as Typhoon Ruby, Hagupit has nonetheless caused major damage in several towns on the east coast of the Philippines. |
| The mayor of Dolores, where the storm first made landfall on Saturday, said that 80% of homes there had been destroyed. One resident reportedly died after a tree fell on him. | The mayor of Dolores, where the storm first made landfall on Saturday, said that 80% of homes there had been destroyed. One resident reportedly died after a tree fell on him. |
| Two more people - a one-year-old girl and a 65-year-old man - died from hypothermia in the central province of Iloilo, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. | Two more people - a one-year-old girl and a 65-year-old man - died from hypothermia in the central province of Iloilo, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. |
| A total of 183 flights had been cancelled and five airports closed, the agency said, and there were power outages in 16 provinces. | A total of 183 flights had been cancelled and five airports closed, the agency said, and there were power outages in 16 provinces. |
| The typhoon is still travelling westwards across the Philippines. | The typhoon is still travelling westwards across the Philippines. |
| Residents in areas over which Hagupit was due to pass were warned to expect stormy weather, be on alert for landslides and flashfloods and to expect storm surges in coastal areas. | Residents in areas over which Hagupit was due to pass were warned to expect stormy weather, be on alert for landslides and flashfloods and to expect storm surges in coastal areas. |
| Financial markets in the Philippines would be closed on Monday, statements from the Philippine Stock Exchange and the Bankers Association of the Philippines said. | |
| The storm has not yet hit the capital, Manila, where people are preparing for heavy rain that may cause floods and storm surges. Thousands who live along the coast and riverbanks were evacuated on Monday, reports said. | |
| Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada said the city was "prepared and trained for this", but added: "It's the flooding that we are worried about." | |
| Haiyan - known as Yolanda in the Philippines - was the most powerful typhoon ever recorded over land. It tore through the central Philippines in November 2013, leaving more than 7,000 dead or missing. | Haiyan - known as Yolanda in the Philippines - was the most powerful typhoon ever recorded over land. It tore through the central Philippines in November 2013, leaving more than 7,000 dead or missing. |
| Are you in the Philippines? Have you been affected by the typhoon? You can share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. If you are willing to talk to a BBC journalist, please include a contact number. | Are you in the Philippines? Have you been affected by the typhoon? You can share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. If you are willing to talk to a BBC journalist, please include a contact number. |
| Have your say | Have your say |