Powerful and deadly Typhoon Koppu (also known as Lando) has hit the northern Philippines thrashed the coast with powerful winds with speed of approximately 240 kph. The eye of tropical cyclone (typhoon) Koppu has struck the remote northern coastal town of Casiguran which is 215 kms northeast of Philippines capital city Manila.
This typhoon was of class 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale according to US military’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center.According to reports It was the strongest landfalling of tropical cyclone in past five years faced by Philippines .
The most threatening about this cyclone is its prolific rainfall which may cause flood like situations.
Deadly Typhoon Koppu hits northern Philippines
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