Typhoon Nesat hits the Philippines

MANILA: Typhoon Nesat smashed into the Philippines, with the capital of Manila with waist-deep floods, blackouts and dramatic storms are there. At least seven people died due to all this.

Benito Ramos, civil defence chief said, “This storm is very intense, the rain is strong and winds are powerful … we are hearing of rivers about to burst their banks, and there are evacuations ongoing in different areas.”

Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters, dodging branches and flying debris. Waves as tall as palm trees crashed over seawalls and submerging entire neighbourhoods.

Soldiers and police scrambled to safely evacuate thousands of people in low lying areas.

Annually the Philippines hit by about 20 major storms, many of them are deadly.

According to the government Nesat was one of the largest Typhoons country had faced this year, its rain and wind path twice as big as average.