Typhoon Co-may Causes Deadly Floods, Evacuations Philippines

Typhoon Co-may struck the northern Philippines, particularly the mountainous town of Agno in Pangasinan province, bringing winds up to 74 miles per hour and triggering deadly floods and landslides. At least 25 people have died and another eight are missing, with nearly 300,000 evacuated to emergency shelters or relatives due to the extensive damage, including nearly 3,000 homes affected. Schools in Manila and 35 provinces in Luzon have been closed for multiple days as the government declared states of calamity in many towns and cities. Thousands of personnel including troops, police, coast guards, firefighters, and volunteers are engaged in rescue operations, while the US has pledged military aircraft support to transport aid if conditions worsen. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited evacuation centers and held emergency meetings with disaster-response leaders, emphasizing the need for preparedness amid increasingly frequent natural disasters linked to climate change. The Philippines typically faces about 20 typhoons annually, with the poorest regions most severely impacted, and more storms are expected before year-end.