Published: December 15,2015
At least one person has been killed by Typhoon Melor, also known as Nona, and cut power to large areas after it battered the central Philippines.
A total of 3,155 houses have been damaged, according to the Philippine government. 2,495 of the 3,155 were classified as "partially" damaged, while the other 660 were considered "totally" damaged.
Floodwaters up to 45 inches deep were observed on some streets in Pasay City, part of the National Capital Region. A small number of roads have been reported blocked by mudslides and landslides nationwide.
The entire province of Albay, home to over 1.2 million, lost power, according to the Manila Bulletin.
Before the storm hit, nearly 750,000 people were evacuated into safer areas as experts warned the winds and rain could severely damage some coastal towns. After the storm passed over Oriental Mindoro province, classes, flights and ferry trips remained suspended in the affected areas.
According to CNN, as many as 7,000 sea travelers were stranded in ports due to the halted ships.
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The storm was expected to exit Mindoro island later Tuesday and weaken further as it moved across the South China Sea, said Adzar Aurelio, a government weather forecaster.
Edgar Posadas, a civil defense official, said a 31-year-old man died after being hit Monday by a dislodged tin sheet while he was fixing his house's roof in Northern Samar province.
The national disaster management agency said 733,153 people were evacuated before the typhoon hit, and officials said that averted more casualties.
Agency spokeswoman Romina Marasigan said they were trying to verify reports on DZMM that at least three other people died in Northern Samar — two from drowning and one from hypothermia.
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