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Typhoon Hagupit – in pictures









Preparations are made to evacuate families who live in the path of typhoon Hagupit as the storm makes its way towards the Philippines. The typhoon knocked out the power in entire coastal provinces, mowed down trees and sent more than 650,000 people into shelters before it weakened











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Filipino Jonrey Pawang sleeps beside his family’s belongings in a school used as an evacuation centre, in Legazpi, eastern Philippines.
Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP


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A solitary figure watches the strong waves lashing a coastal village. 
Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA


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Families find what space they can in cramped conditions as they shelter from the oncoming storm in an evacuation centre.
Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP


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Residents battle the strong winds as they make their way to higher ground in the town of Marabot.
Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA


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A resident does what he can to secure the roof of his shanty home in Tacloban city.
Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA


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It’s not just people fleeing. Here, a young girl takes her cat to a evacuation centre.
Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA


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Young and old alike are evacuated to a safer place in Legazpi.
Photograph: Charism Sayat/AFP/Getty Images


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Volunteers prepare relief goods at a warehouse in Manila, to be handed out if and when help is needed. 
Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters


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Fishermen carry their outrigger – their livelihood – to higher ground in Legazpi, south of Manila.
Photograph: Charism Sayat/AFP/Getty Images


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A man reacts as strong winds and rain from Typhoon Hagupit hit the shore in Legazpi.
Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP


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Residents use plastic sheets to protect them from rains and strong winds in Legazpi.
Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP


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Strong winds and waves pound the seawall near Legazpi.
Photograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images


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Motorists make their way through fallen trees in the town of Taft, Samar island.
Photograph: Francis R. Malasig/EPA


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Waves crash into houses along the coast. 
Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP


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Residents wade through floodwater in Borongan city.
Photograph: Francis R. Malasig/EPA


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A resident sits in the remains of a destroyed house in Taft, Samar island.
Photograph: Francis R. Malasig/EPA


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