Thousands flee homes as Typhoon Koppu hits northern Philippines
MANILA … News Time
In coastal areas in the northern Philippines Typhoon Koppu hundreds of houses have been destroyed, Thousands of people have been evacuated to safer places. Electricity and transportation has been disrupted. Institute of natural disasters in the country, officials say up to 12 feet of storm waves on the coast have been raised. Koppu storm that is likely to cause the next 3 days, precipitation will intensify floods and landslides, which have increased the risk of incidents. The wind speed of 250 kilometer per hour winds blows and it is slowly moving forward.
