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8 Dec 2014 - 7:44am
In pictures: Typhoon tears down homes in Philippines










8 Dec 2014 - 7:44 AM  UPDATED 8 Dec 2014 - 7:44 AM View as list









01 / 11

At least two people have been killed as a typhoon bringing wind gusts of 210km/h caused widespread damage across the Philippines. (AAP) 













02 / 11

The typhoon roared in from the Pacific Ocean and into remote fishing communities on Samar island on Saturday night with wind gusts of 210km/h, local weather agency Pagasa said. (AAP) 













03 / 11

The wind strength at landfall made Hagupit the most powerful storm to hit the Philippines this year, exceeding a typhoon in July that killed more than 100 people. (AAP) 













04 / 11

"Many houses, especially in the coastal areas, were blown away by strong winds," Stephanie Uy-Tan, the mayor of Catbalogan, a major city on Samar, told AFP by phone on Sunday. (AAP) 













05 / 11

"Trees and power lines were toppled, tin roofs were blown off and there is flooding." (AAP) 













06 / 11

Fearful of a repeat of last year when Super Typhoon Haiyan claimed more than 7350 lives, the government undertook a massive evacuation effort ahead of Hagupit, forcing millions of people seek shelter. (AAP) 













07 / 11

Authorities said the efforts, described by the United Nations as one of the biggest peacetime evacuations ever, had undoubtedly saved many lives. (AAP) 













08 / 11

Hagupit's maximum wind gusts also dropped sharply on Sunday morning to 170km/h, with sustained winds of 140km/h. (AAP) 













09 / 11

This made Hagupit far weaker than Haiyan, which was the strongest storm ever recorded on land with winds of 315km/h. (AAP) 













10 / 11

Hagupit still claimed the lives of two people, a baby girl and an elderly man who died of hypothermia, according to the national disaster agency. (AAP) 













11 / 11

The storm was also only halfway across the Philippines by Sunday night and authorities were continuing to prepare for worst-case scenarios, including potentially heavy flooding in the capital of Manila. (AAP) 









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