Tens of thousands flee as super typhoon hits the Philippines

    by Roel Catoto Agence France Presse DAPA, Surigao del Note, Philippines (AFP) — Thousands of people in the Philippines fled their homes and beachfront resorts as super typhoon Rai slammed into the country Thursday, with a charity warning the storm could hit coastal communities “like a freight train”. Rai was packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometres (120 miles) an hour as it made landfall on the southern island of Siargao at 1:30 […]