Typhoon Noru - with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour - hit the main island of Luzon at the weekend, where more than half of the country's 110 million population live - prompting authorities to shut schools, government offices and the stock market through Monday.
Five rescue workers in the Philippines have been killed in a typhoon that has caused flooding and power cuts, and has led to tens of thousands of people being evacuated from their homes.
The rescuers died in Bulacan province, Governor Daniel Fernando told DZMM radio station, where residents were seen wading through waist-deep waters while some were stranded on rooftops. More than 74,000 people were evacuated from the typhoon's path, with President Ferdinand Marcos ordering officials to provide emergency power supply to two provinces north of the capital, Aurora and Nueva Ecija, which were left without electricity."The point at which we can stand down is when the majority of evacuees are already back home," he said at a news conference with disaster management officials.
He also ordered supplies to be airlifted and clean-up equipment provided to the most-affected communities. Fishing boats and inter-island and cargo ferries were restricted to ports as a precaution, the coastguard said, stranding cargo trucks and more than 2,500 passengers.
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