Overview
- PAGASA reported landfall in Dinalungan, Aurora, with the storm unleashing flooding, landslides and province-wide power outages.
- Associated Press put the death toll at at least eight after the weekend landfall, with evacuations topping roughly 1.4 million people.
- The Department of Agriculture, cited by the Inquirer, tallied 142 million pesos (about $2.4 million) in losses, primarily rice and corn, and released rapid-response funds.
- Taiwan moved residents in Hualien to safety and closed schools, with nearly 5,000 people evacuated ahead of the storm’s approach.
- Vietnam’s forecasting center said the cyclone over its waters is likely to turn away from the mainland, while Chinese authorities warned of heavy rain in eastern provinces.