MANILA - Julian weakened into a low pressure area as it left the Philippine area of responsibility on Friday, days after it slammed into the northern Philippines. 

A former super typhoon, the LPA was spotted 480 kilometers north of Itbayat, Batanes, near Neihu District, Taiwan.

Strong winds, heavy rains by typhoon Julian bring damage to Northern Luzon

It will merge with a frontal system over Taiwan.

Julian now a super typhoon

Julian had cut power and communications and damaged "many" houses in Batanes, according to a local mayor.

LOOK: Typhoon Julian aftermath in Batanes

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Wednesday eight people had been injured and one was missing due to the weather system. 

It said 5,431 people were displaced in the northern part of the Philippines, mostly from the regions of Ilocos and Cagayan Valley.

Typhoons are common around the region at this time of year.

However, a recent study showed that they are increasingly forming closer to coastlines, intensifying more rapidly and lasting longer over land due to climate change.

Supercharged storms: how climate change amplifies cyclones

– With a report from Agence France-Presse