Dozens of flights cancelled,ferry services stopped as winds of up to 150kph do landfall in central PhilippinesHundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from the central Philippines on Monday as a typhoon with winds of up to 150km/h (95 miles per hour) made landfall, dumping heavy rain that could cause flooding, or landslides and storm surges,authorities warned.
About 40 domestic flights were grounded, while 73 ferries and hundreds of fishing boats were ordered to remain in port as typhoon Melor hit the village of Batag on the northern tip of Samar island.
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Source: theguardian.com