At least four people have been killed as a typhoon with winds of up to 130mph battered the Philippines, knocking out power and bringing down trees.
Nearly 900,000 people fled their homes for shelters ahead of Typhoon Hagupit hitting Samar Island in the east of the country, still reeling from last November's devastating storm which left more than 7,300 people dead or missing.
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.
But the typhoon later weakened with winds of up to 87mph, sparing the central Philippines the type of massive devastation that the 2013 storm brought.
"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.
"Trees and power lines were toppled, tin roofs were blown off and there is flooding."
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Gallery: Typhoon Hagupit Strikes The Philippines
Hours before Typhoon Hagupit made landfall, the city of Legazpi was deserted
High waves pounding the sea wall
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