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3 die as typhoon tears into Philippines

Many houses destroyed, power cut off

AFP, Manila
At least three people died yesterday as Typhoon Parma tore roofs of houses and dumped heavy rain across the Philippines, piling further misery on the Southeast .Asian nation after floods claimed 293 lives.
However the typhoon stayed away from Manila, sparing millions of people who were struggling to recover from more of the type of rains that submerged most of the capital a week earlier.
Parma, packing winds of 175 kilometres (110 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 210 kilometres per hour, made landfall in the northern province of Cagayan and sur-
rounding areas about midday (0400GMT).
"The wind is very, very angry." Cagayan regional police chief Roberto Damian said in a radio interview from his headquarters, about 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the Philippine capital.
"I can see trees are being toppled inside our camp.... One sturdy Narra tree was uprooted and smashed a car and a house. We cannot go out." he said in a radio interview before his line went dead.
Parma caused major damage in Tuguegarao. the capital of Cagayan with a population of 130,000, according to the city's mayor, Delfin Ting.
"There's massive destruction of rooftops, and trees
have been toppled," Ting said, while residents reported massive rainfalls.
"The whole province is virtually under water," said Aimar Raras, a local resident.
Other parts of the Philippines' main island of Luzon were hit with heavy wind and rain, and by early Saturday evening it was still pummelling the country before being forecast to make its way towards Taiwan.
Authorities reported that at least three people were killed and one was missing on Luzon, with one man washed away in a swollen river, another falling off a roof and a two-year-old boy drowning.
In Bo to Ian town, in Zambales province, just
northwest of Manila, about 2,000 families sought refuge in evacuation centres as the typhoon caused rivers to overflow, covering the highway.
"Floodwater has expanded and is already near the city' hall. Almost all areas are flooded," Botolan Mayor Roger Yap told AFP
Tens of thousands of people had already been evacuated from coastal and low-lying towns across northern Luzon in preparation for Parma.
Parma had previously been forecast to strike further south and closer to Manila, which is still reeling from the massive floods brought on by tropical storm Ketsana last Saturday.