Rueli Rapsing, head of the Cagayan disaster relief office ... and warned of a storm surge of up to three metres in coastal towns of the central provinces. The Philippines is dealing with its sixth storm in a month, mainly hitting the main island of ...

Typhoon Usagi slammed into the Philippines' already disaster-ravaged north on Thursday, as authorities rushed to evacuate thousands of people from coastal areas.

The storm made landfall on the island of Luzon. Forecasters warned of torrential rain and landslides in the north of the country.