The Philippines is prone to storms and sees an average of 20 a year.

A strong typhoon has hit the northern Philippines, prompting a new round of evacuations in a region still recovering from back-to-back storms a few weeks ago.

The northeast tip of the Philippines was struck by Typhoon Yinxing on Thursday, causing widespread destruction with flying debris and uprooted trees, following a recent storm that claimed at least 150 lives.

MANILA: The Philippines has evacuated thousands of people from coastal communities ahead of a major typhoon, officials said on Thursday (Nov 7), just weeks after a tropical cyclone left at least 150 people dead.

Northern Philippine provinces are forcibly evacuating villagers from high-risk areas as a powerful typhoon approached while the country is still recovering from a recent storm that left at least 182 dead and missing and many emergency shelters still crammed with displaced people.

MANILA – The Philippines ordered evacuations, stockpiled food and put soldiers on standby in preparation for Typhoon Yinxing, officials said on Nov 5, as the storm barrels towards north-eastern towns where it could make landfall this week.

Typhoon Yinxing made landfall in the Philippines on Thursday afternoon, bringing dangerous winds and extreme rainfall to Luzon, the nation’s most populous island. The storm had maximum sustained winds of about 144 miles per hour,