MANILA — Two people were killed after a powerful storm grazed the country’s north-eastern tip over the weekend, civil defence officials said on Monday. Many of the people who evacuated from the storm’s path started to return home late on Sunday night, after Noul – the fourth and strongest storm to hit the Philippines so far this year – whipped coastal villages with wind gusts of up to 220 kilometres per hour. Authorities said they were not expecting significant casualties after most heeded pre-emptive evacuation orders issued from Friday. “People listened to our warnings. They’ve learned their lesson from past storms,” said Norma Talosig, civil defence director for the north-eastern region. A 70-year-old man and his 45-year-old son died after being electrocuted while fixing their house in Aparri town on Sunday morning as Typhoon Noul started to bear down. The state weather bureau said the winds were strong enough to stir storm surges, uproot trees, blow roofs off houses, topple lamp posts and destroy crops. But Talosig said there have been no immediate reports of heavy damage. In the coastal town of Santa Ana, strong winds broke power lines and peeled off palm thatch roofs, said police officer Melvic de… Read full this story
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