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A powerful typhoon struck the northern Philippines, causing widespread destruction and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate to emergency shelters. Typhoon Man-yi brought strong winds and towering tidal surges, leaving the province of Catanduanes without power and prompting officials to threaten arrest for those who refused to evacuate. The back-to-back storms and typhoons in the past three weeks have resulted in over 160 deaths, affecting 9 million people and causing extensive damage to infrastructure and farmlands, leading to a potential need for rice imports in the country.
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