Powerful Typhoon Hits Philippines; One Man Drowns

Supertyphoon Megi made landfall in the Philippines, dumping heavy rain and uprooting trees on the nation’s most populous island of Luzon. One man drowned after authorities declared an emergency state of calamity.

The storm swept ashore near Divilacan Bay, southeast of Tuguegarao, at 11:25 a.m. local time, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration said. Megi had sustained winds of about 270 kilometers per hour (168 miles per hour) before the eye crossed the coast, the U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center said.