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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special2/nation/10/19/typhoon-lawin-in-nueva-ecija.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">A resident tries to salavage his destroyed roof blown away at the heigh of typhoon Lawin in Carranglan town, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila on October 20, 2016.<em> Ted Aljibe, AFP</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>CABAGAN, Isabela – Farmers fished dead cattle out of inundated rice paddies while residents trudged through chest-deep flood waters as disaster officials on Thursday started accounting the devastation from Super Typhoon “Lawin” (international name: Haima).</p><p>The most powerful storm to hit the country this year leveled entire buildings, toppled trees and power lines and blew off tin roofs after it slammed the country’s northeastern coast before midnight on Wednesday with 325 kph wind gusts.</p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/videos/10154465507465168/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Some 18,157 families or 90,589 individuals fled to evacuation centers after authorities warned of floods and three-meter-high storm surges, the National Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.</p><p>A 70-year-old man <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/20/16/lawin-winds-terrify-isabela-evacuee-dies-of-heart-attack"><strong>died of a heart attack</strong></a> while waiting the storm out at a shelter in Santo Tomas town here. An army militiaman also died after he was struck by lightning in nearby Palanan town.</p><p>“Initial report na natatangap namin, madami pong naitala na infrastructure na nasira dahil sa tindi ng lakas na hangin na dala ng Bagyong Lawin [Based on initial reports, Typhoon Lawin damaged a lot of infrastructure with its very strong winds],” NDRRMC spokeswoman Romina Marasigan told DZMM.</p><p>At least 18 domestic flights were grounded while around 3,500 people and 300 cargo vans were stranded in various ports.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">PANOORIN: Sitwasyon sa Cabagan, Isabela matapos ang pananalasa ni <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LawinPH?src=hash">#LawinPH</a> | via <a href="https://twitter.com/raffsantos">@raffsantos</a> <a href="https://t.co/aacE1mxFut">pic.twitter.com/aacE1mxFut</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/788910089650319360">October 20, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>“Lawin” crossed Isabela and Apayao provinces overnight and barreled towards the Ilocos provinces early Thursday, on its way out to the South China Sea. At 7 a.m., the eye of the storm was located 40 km northwest of Laoag City.</p><p>While the eye of the storm hit far north, it brought rains within its 800-km diameter that covered almost the entire Luzon, the country’s largest and most populous island.</p><p>The second highest rainfall alert, orange, was raised over the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Tarlac early Thursday morning. The region is still reeling from floods brought by Typhoon “Karen” (international name: Sarika) over the weekend.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Brgy. San Vicente sa Ilagan, Isabela binaha dahil sa bagyong <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LawinPH?src=hash">#LawinPH</a> | via <a href="https://twitter.com/RayaCapulong">@RayaCapulong</a> <a href="https://t.co/7PZzyfXQ6U">pic.twitter.com/7PZzyfXQ6U</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/788898081848700928">October 20, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>In Isabela, tree branches swayed as the storm’s monster winds neared late on Wednesday.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">PANOORIN: [2 AM] Sitwasyon sa Ilagan, Isabela sa kasagsagan ng pananalasa ng bagyong <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LawinPH?src=hash">#LawinPH</a> | via <a href="https://twitter.com/RayaCapulong">@RayaCapulong</a> <a href="https://t.co/E7fOLmrhYh">pic.twitter.com/E7fOLmrhYh</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/788892740452880384">October 20, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>“Lawin” whipped rough seas in Batanes province on the country’s northernmost tip. The province is still reeling from Typhoon “Ferdie” (international name: Meranti) last month.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WATCH: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LawinPH?src=hash">#LawinPH</a> continues to pound Batanes, strong winds for 12 hours now | via <a href="https://twitter.com/rongagalac">@rongagalac</a> <a href="https://t.co/GSKRMh0FZR">pic.twitter.com/GSKRMh0FZR</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/788888113997160448">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>The Philippines is battered by an average of 20 typhoons per year, many of them deadly.</p><p>“Lawin” is one of the strongest since “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) in 2013, which wiped out entire communities and left 7,350 people dead or missing in the Visayas. –<strong> reports from Raffy Santos, Raya Capulong, Ron Gagalac and Jorge Carino, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><p>Visit the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/weather" target="_blank"><strong>ABS-CBN Weather Center for the latest weather updates</strong></a>.</p>

<p>Farmers fished dead cattle out of inundated rice paddies while residents trudged through chest-deep flood waters as disaster officials on Thursday started accounting the devastation from Super Typhoon “Lawin” (international name: Haima).</p>

Farmers fished dead cattle out of inundated rice paddies while residents trudged through chest-deep flood waters as disaster officials on Thursday started accounting the devastation from Super Typhoon “Lawin” (international name: Haima).

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Monster typhoon 'Lawin' leaves trail of destruction in Luzon

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Published October 20, 2016 10:12 AM PHT

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