epa05593360 Filipino typhoon victims riding on a three-wheeled motorcycle maneuver on floodwater in the typhoon-hit town of Abulog, Cagayan province, Philippines, 20 October 2016. Many houses, trees, and electric posts were destroyed after Super Typhoon Heima made landfall in the Northern Philippines. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
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epa05593415 Filipinos on a motorcycle maneuver past toppled posts on a street in the typhoon-hit city of Tuguegarao, Cagayan province, Philippines, 20 October 2016. Many houses, trees, and electric posts were destroyed after Super Typhoon Heima made landfall in the Northern Philippines. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
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epa05589729 A handout picture made available by NASA on 18 October 2016 shows an image acquired by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on board the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) satellite of Typhoons Sarika (C-L) and Haima (C-R) in the Pacific Ocean, 17 October 2016. Typhoon Sarika, slightly weakend after hitting the Philippines on 16 October, is expected to landfall in Hainan, China, on 18 October, media reported. Typhoon Haima, projected to intensify into a category 5, is expected to reach southeast China on 21 October, media added. EPA/NASA/Worldview HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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Government workers remove debris from toppled trees at the height of Super Typhoon Haima that lashed Narvacan township, Ilocos Sur province, Philippines Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Super Typhoon Haima slammed into the northeastern Philippine coast late Wednesday with ferocious winds and rain that rekindled fears and memories from the catastrophe wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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epa05593340 Filipino typhoon victims hold placards on a street in the typhoon-hit city of Tuguegarao, Cagayan province, Philippines, 20 October 2016. Many houses, trees, and electric posts were destroyed after Super Typhoon Heima made landfall in the Northern Philippines. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
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epa05593461 Filipino government personnel collect rubbish brought by strong waves from Typhoon Heima along Manila bay, Manila, Philippines, 20 October 2016. The Philippines issued a maximum alert in the northern part of the country in anticipation of Typhoon Heima, a category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 165 miles per hour (265 kilometers per hour). The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Typhoon Heima slightly weakened as it crossed Apayao Province. Heima is expected to exit northern Luzon, Philippines 20 October evening local time. EPA/EUGENIO LORETO
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epa05593408 Filipino policemen and villagers clear debris at a street in the typhoon-hit town of Iguig, Cagayan province, Philippines, 20 October 2016. Many houses, trees, and electric posts were destroyed left behind by Super Typhoon Heima in Northern Philippines. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
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epa05593363 Filipino children frolic in floodwater at a school in the typhoon-hit town of Abulog, Cagayan province, Philippines, 20 October 2016. Many houses, trees, and electric posts were destroyed after Super Typhoon Heima made landfall in the Northern Philippines. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
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epa05593455 Filipino government personnel collect rubbish brought by strong waves from Typhoon Heima along Manila bay, Philippines, 20 October 2016. The Philippines issued a maximum alert in the northern part of the country in anticipation of Typhoon Heima, a category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 165 miles per hour, Philippine weather bureau Pagasa said Heima slightly weakened as it crossed Apayao Province. Heima is expected to exit northern Luzon, Philippines 20 October evening local time. EPA/EUGENIO LORETO
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epa05591775 A Filipino on a motorcycle drives past a road signage as they prepare for a super typhoon that may hit their village in the town of Lal-lu, Cagayan province, Philippines, 19 October 2016. The Philippines issued a maximum alert in the northern part of the country in anticipation of Typhoon Heima, a category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 165 miles per hour, which is expected to hit northern Luzon, Philippines, on 19 October evening or overnight local time, media reported. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
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epa05591781 A Filipino elderly woman conducts a ritual prayer for protection against a super typhoon that may hit their village in the town of Aparri, Cagayan province, Philippines, 19 October 2016. The Philippines issued a maximum alert in the northern part of the country in anticipation of Typhoon Heima, a category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 165 miles per hour, which is expected to hit northern Luzon, Philippines, on 19 October evening or overnight local time, media reported. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
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epa05591779 A Filipino boatman paddles on a flooded street in Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, Philippines, 19 October 2016. The Philippines issued a maximum alert in the northern part of the country in anticipation of Typhoon Heima, which is set to slam into the region Thursday with fierce winds of more than 200 kilometers per hour (124 miles per hour). Philippine weather bureau Pagasa raised the alert level to the maximum of 4 in Cagayan and Isabella provinces, situated in the eastern coast, north of Luzon island, expected to be hit hard by the typhoon. Heima, known as Lawin in the Philippines, has gained strength in its progress over the Pacific and is expected to hit the northern Philippines Thursday with winds up to 220 kph, said Pagasa. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
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Filipino Joybin Marayo, 58, salvages metals on a damaged boat that was washed ashore by strong waves brought about by Typhoon Haima in Manila, Philippines on Thursday Oct. 20, 2016. Several people were killed after Super Typhoon Haima smashed into the northern Philippines with ferocious wind and rains overnight, flooding towns and forcing thousands to flee then weakening Thursday after slamming into a mountain range and blowing into the South China Sea, officials said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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epa05593341 Filipino typhoon victims rest on a toppled tree along a street in the typhoon-hit town of Iguig, Cagayan province, Philippines, 20 October 2016. Many houses, trees, and electric posts were destroyed after Super Typhoon Heima made landfall in the Northern Philippines. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
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epa05593342 A Filipino typhoon victim crosses on a rope next to a flooded house in the typhoon-hit town of Gonzaga, Cagayan province, Philippines, 20 October 2016. Many houses, trees, and electric posts were destroyed after Super Typhoon Heima made landfall in the Northern Philippines. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
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epa05593357 Filipino motorists cross the road in front of a toppled coconut tree in the typhoon-hit town of Gonzaga, Cagayan province, Philippines, 20 October 2016. Many houses, trees, and electric posts were destroyed after Super Typhoon Heima made landfall in the Northern Philippines. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
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