MANILA: Typhoon Usagi slammed into the Philippines' already disaster-ravaged north on Thursday (Nov 14), as authorities rushed to evacuate thousands of people from coastal areas.

MANILA: The Philippines raised its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people on Thursday (Nov 14), as Super Typhoon Usagi barrelled towards its already disaster-ravaged north.

Typhoon Usagi made landfall in the city of Baggao, in the province of Cagayan, with winds of 175 km/h. Typhoon Usagi made landfall on Thursday in northern Philippines, as authorities evacuated thousands of people in coastal areas of the archipelago,