10 dead, over 390k displaced as typhoon Goni slams Philippines

Manila, Nov 2 : At least 10 people were killed and more than 390,000 others were displaced after typhoon Goni, the strongest to hit the Philippines this year so far, slammed the country’s main island of Luzon, authorities said on Monday.
The Office of Civil Defence (OCD) in Bicol, one of the hardest-hit southernmost regions of Luzon, said that at least nine died in Albay province and one in Catanduanes island province where the super typhoon made landfall at around 4.50 a.m. on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency.
Three other people in Guinobatan town in Albay province were reported missing, the OCD said.
According to the OCD, Goni has displaced over 390,000 people.
More than 345,000 of the displaced were staying in the government evacuation centres, it added.
Goni was a “super typhoon” when it first made landfall, packing maximum sustained winds of 225 km per hour near the centre and gustiness of up to 310 km per hour.