Typhoon Hagupit Makes Landfall in Philippines

Typhoon Hagupit has made landfall in the Philippines, hitting the coast with intense rain and wind gusts of 210 kilometers per hour. The storm is reported to have hit the town of Dolores in East Samar late on Saturday. Emergency managers are shoring up efforts for what they hope will be a seamless disaster response. The Office of Civil Defense says more than 600,000 people have gone to evacuation centers and the government continues to prod more residents to leave vulnerable...

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