At least four people have been killed as Typhoon Goni pounded the Philippines with authorities warning of “catastrophic” conditions in the hardest-hit regions where hundreds of thousands have fled their homes.
The strongest typhoon of the year so far made landfall on Catanduanes Island before dawn with maximum sustained wind speeds of 225 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 310 kilometres per hour ripping off roofs, toppling trees and triggering flash floods.
Goni was downgraded from a “super typhoon” as it swept across the southern end of the most populous island Luzon towards the…
