Typhoon Hagupit pummels the eastern and central Philippines, leaving millions of people in darkness amid heavy rains and howling winds.

PHOTOS

7 DEC 2014

Typhoon slams Philippines

Typhoon Hagupit pummels the eastern and central Philippines, leaving millions of people in darkness amid heavy rains and howling winds.

PHOTOS: Bangkok Post

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Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines — Filipino residents use plastic sheets to protect them from rains and strong winds brought by Typhoon Hagupit in Legazpi. — AP

Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines — A Filipino resident collects belongings on a damged house in Borongan city, Samar island, Philippines. — EPA

Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines — Houses are half-submerged in a swollen river after Typhoon Hagupit made landfall in the Philippines. — EPA

Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines — High waves brought about by strong winds pound a fishport building, hours before Typhoon Hagupit passes near Legazpi. — AFP

Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines — A resident braves strong rain as she walks along an empty street, hours before Typhoon Hagupit passes near Legazpi. — AFP

Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines — Filipino residents wade on floodwater in Borongan. — EPA

Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines — Typhoon Hagupit knocks out power and flattens houses as it pummels the eastern and central Philippines, leaving millions of people in darkness amid heavy rains and howling winds. — EPA

Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines — A man holds on to a pole as strong winds blow brought by Typhoon Hagupit in Legazpi. — AP

Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines — Filipino children peer from a glass window inside a school turned into a temporary evacuation centre in Daan Bantayan. — EPA

Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines — A Filipino resident pulls some cows as they evacuate Legazpi. — EPA

Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines — Filipinos seek refuge inside the Sikob Cave turned into a temporary evacuation area in Sulangan village. — EPA

Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in Philippines — A Filipino father and son secure their fishing boat and net before they proceed to an evacuation building in a slum area in Manila. — EPA