DHAKA: Typhoon ‘Krosa’ hit the northern end of the main Philippine island of Luzon on Thursday forcing around 60 families to flee.

A Philippine civil defence official said, reports The Straits Times.

The typhoon, packing maximum winds of 160 kilometres per hour, struck the coastal province of Cagayan, about 430 kilometres north of Manila on Thursday afternoon, the government weather station said.

The families who were moved were evacuated as a precautionary measure, said the area’s civil defence director, Norma Talosig.

‘The strength of the storm is enough to destroy houses made of light materials. For people who don`t take precautions, it can be deadly,’ she warned.

BDST: 1832 HRS, OCT 31, 2013
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