A powerful super-typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds Sunday, killing at least 16 people and causing volcanic mudflows to bury houses before weakening as it blew toward Manila, where the capital’s main airport was shut down, officials said.
Typhoon Goni hit the island province of Catanduanes at dawn with sustained winds of 225 km/h and gusts of 280 km/h. It was barrelling west 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 people dead.
Gov. Al Francis…
