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Philippines Evacuates Thousands as Typhoon Vamco Nears
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Philippine authorities on Wednesday evacuated thousands of residents in eastern coastal communities ahead of a new typhoon, just weeks after Super Typhoon Goni barreled through the Southeast Asian nation.
Typhoon Vamco, locally known as Ulysses, is forecast by the Philippine weather bureau to bring damaging winds and intense to torrential rains to provinces in the main Luzon island, including the capital region, this week. More than 13,000 people were ordered to evacuate areas prone to floods, storm surges and landslides, according to local disaster-response agencies.