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Koppu hits Philippines north, destroys houses, displaces 10,000 people

2015-10-19 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Powerful typhoon Koppu ploughed into the northeastern Philippines before dawn on Sunday destroying homes and displacing 10,000 people and whipping up coastal surges four meters (12 feet) high, disaster agency officials said. There were no reports of casualties after the category four typhoon, with central destructive winds of 175 kph (109 mph), made landfall around 1 a.m. (1700 GMT) near the town of Casiguran in Aurora province. Koppu dumped heavy rain, causing flooding and damaging roads and...

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