Super Typhoon Man-yi fells power lines, causes tidal surges in Philippines | Climate News [Video]

Super Typhoon Man-yi has uprooted trees, bringing down power lines and triggering tidal surges as it made its second landfall on the northeastern Philippine coast – the sixth major storm to hit the country in less than a month.

As of 3:20 pm (07:20 GMT) on Sunday, Man-yi made its second landfall in the northern province of Aurora.

Ahead of the the landfall, it had maximum sustained winds of up to 185km/h (115mph), according to the national weather agency PAGASA. Its gustiness meanwhile picked up strength from 230km/h (143mph) to 305 km/h (189.5mph) late Sunday afternoon.

Images posted on social media by various Philippine TV outlets on Sunday showed large waves lashing the coast of Aurora amid howling winds and heavy rain. PAGASA also continued to warn of a “potentially dangerous and life-threatening” situation as Man-yi moves closer to land.

Man-yi is the 16th typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2024.

On Saturday night, it slammed into the eastern island province of Catanduanes in …