A super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with “catastrophic violent winds” early Sunday and about a million people have been evacuated in its projected path, including in the capital where the main international airport has been ordered closed, officials said.
Typhoon Goni hit the coast of the eastern island province of Catanduanes at dawn with sustained winds of 225 km/h and gusts of 280 km/h. It was blowing westward toward densely populated regions, including Manila, and rain-soaked provinces still recovering from a typhoon that hit a week ago and left at least 22 dead, the…
