Typhoon Koppu Hits Philippines With Torrential Rains

Two people have been confirmed dead and tens of thousands more are displaced as slow-moving Typhoon Koppu washed over the northern Philippines Sunday. The storm, which has weakened slightly since coming ashore, is still downing power and communication lines with powerful winds and rains that could last until Wednesday. Authorities say a 14-year-old boy was killed in a suburban area of Manila Sunday when a large tree fell on his house, while a concrete wall collapsed and killed a...

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