Chaos in Philippines Today! Super Typhoon Pepito, Tsunami Waves Swept Away Aurora

Super Typhoon Man-yi, known locally as Pepito, made initial landfall on the coast of island province Catanduanes on Saturday night then churned through the sea toward the main island of Luzon’s coast. At least 26,000 people in the Northern Samar province were evacuated on Friday and Saturday, according to the government-run Philippine News Agency. Parts of Aurora province are currently without power due to the onslaught of Super Typhoon Pepito, with the province now under tropical cyclone wind signal (TCWS) 4. For its part, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said it has mobilized its line crews and is conducting patrols in areas hit by Pepito. It has already restored three transmission lines as of Sunday afternoon — Naga-Lagonoy, Naga-Iriga, and Tiwi C-Pawa.