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Typhoon forces risky evacuations in virus-hit Philippines

As typhoon VongFong makes landfall in the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of people are worried about fierce winds and heavy rain. – EPA pic, May 14, 2020.

A POWERFUL typhoon hit the central Philippines today, forcing a complicated and risky evacuation for tens of thousands already hunkered down at home during the coronavirus pandemic. At least 200,000 people live in coastal areas or flimsy homes in the province near where the storm, called typhoon Vongfong, made landfall with fierce winds and heavy rain.

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