PHOTOS: Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing massive numbers of people Catanduanes officials were so concerned as the typhoon approached that they threatened vulnerable villagers with arrest if they did not follow ...

A powerful typhoon forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday.

More than 400,000 evacuated as Super Typhoon Man-yi batters Philippines - Super Typhoon makes landfall with sustained winds of up to 125mph, destroying houses and powerlines on its path