Dec 8, 2014

Millions of people in Manila hunkered down on Monday as Typhoon Hagupit churned towards the capital, after claiming at least 23 lives while ripping apart homes in remote island communities. Soldiers and aid workers rushed to reach devastated coastal villages on Samar island, where the typhoon crashed in from the Pacific Ocean during the weekend with winds reaching 130 mile an hour.

: Destroyed houses and trees with a slogan calling for help are seen along a road in the village of Mantang, Taft town Eastern Samar province central Philippines on December 8, 2014, a day after typhoon Hagupit hit the province. Millions of people in the Philippine capital hunkered down December 8 as a major storm churned towards the megacity, after killing at least 21 people and destroying thousands of homes on remote islands. (Vincent Go/AFP/Getty Images)

: People walking along a highway with fallen trees destroyed at the height of Typhoon Hagupit, in Eastern samar province central Philippines. Millions of people in the Philippine capital hunkered down December 8 as a major storm churned towards the megacity, after killing at least 21 people and destroying thousands of homes on remote islands. (Vincent Go/AFP/Getty Images)

: Children play atop sacks of donated clothes at an evacuation centre for the coastal community to take shelter from Typhoon Hagupit, in Manila December 8, 2014. Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos began to return to their homes battered by a powerful typhoon at the weekend, but the nation collectively breathed a sigh of relief as a massive evacuation plan appeared to minimize fatalities. The death toll from typhoon Hagupit stood at four on Monday, as over a million people escaped the wrath of the Category 3 storm in evacuation centers across the center of the country, although hundreds of homes were flattened. (Cheryl Gagalac/Reuters)

: A general view of damaged houses swept by Typhoon Hagupit in Eastern Samar, in central Philippines December 8, 2014. Typhoon Hagupit weakened to a tropical storm as it churned close to the Philippine capital on Monday, after killing 27 people on the eastern island of Samar island where it flattened homes, toppled trees and cut power and communications. Manila shut down as Hagupit, which means “lash” in Filipino, took aim at the tip of the main island Luzon, just south of the capital city of 12 million people. (Stringer/Reuters)

: A typhoon victim stands near clothes hung out for drying in Dolores, Samar, in central Philippines December 8, 2014. At least 21 people were reported dead, many of them drowned as flood waters rose in Borongan, the main town in Eastern Samar, where typhoon Hagupit made first landfall, the Philippine National Red Cross said on Monday. The Philippines had evacuated more than a million people as the powerful typhoon approached the country from the Pacific, fearing a repeat of a super storm last year that left more than 7,000 dead or missing. (Erik De Castro/Reuters)

: A typhoon victim carries a gas tank for cooking past a house destroyed by Typhoon Hagupit in Borongan city, Samar, in central Philippines December 8, 2014. At least 21 people were reported dead, many of them drowned as flood waters rose in Borongan, the main town in Eastern Samar, where typhoon Hagupit made first landfall, the Philippine National Red Cross said on Monday. The Philippines had evacuated more than a million people as the powerful typhoon approached the country from the Pacific, fearing a repeat of a super storm last year that left more than 7,000 dead or missing. (Erik De Castro/Reuters)

: Evacuees are seen at the Government Elementary School turn into an evacuation center in Manila on December 8, 2014. Greenpeace global chief Kumi Naidoo said increasingly violent storms hitting the Philippines showed the world had to act on climate change, as Typhoon Hagupit barrelled across the country. (Jay Directo/AFP/Getty Images)

: Children queue for food at an evacuation centre for the coastal community, to shelter from typhoon Hagupit, near Manila, December 8, 2014. Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos began to return to their homes battered by a powerful typhoon at the weekend, but the nation collectively breathed a sigh of relief as a massive evacuation plan appeared to minimize fatalities. (Cheryl Gagalac/Reuters)

: A mother carries her baby while others rest at an evacuation centre for the coastal community, to shelter from typhoon Hagupit, in Manila December 8, 2014. Typhoon Hagupit weakened to a tropical storm as it churned close to the Philippine capital on Monday, after killing 27 people on the eastern island of Samar island where it flattened homes, toppled trees and cut power and communications. (Cheryl Gagalac/Reuters)

: Residents carry roofing metal sheets swept at the height of Typhoon Hagupit in Dolores, Samar, in central Philippines December 8, 2014. At least 21 people were reported dead, many of them drowned as flood waters rose in Borongan, the main town in Eastern Samar, where typhoon Hagupit made first landfall, the Philippine National Red Cross said on Monday. The Philippines had evacuated more than a million people as the powerful typhoon approached the country from the Pacific, fearing a repeat of a super storm last year that left more than 7,000 dead or missing. (Erik De Castro/Reuters)

: A typhoon victim carries her baby near clothes hung out for drying in Dolores, Samar, in central Philippines December 8, 2014. At least 21 people were reported dead, many of them drowned as flood waters rose in Borongan, the main town in Eastern Samar, where typhoon Hagupit made first landfall, the Philippine National Red Cross said on Monday. The Philippines had evacuated more than a million people as the powerful typhoon approached the country from the Pacific, fearing a repeat of a super storm last year that left more than 7,000 dead or missing. (Erik De Castro/Reuters)

: A typhoon victim recover clothes in the remains of her house in Dolores, Samar, in central Philippines December 8, 2014. At least 21 people were reported dead, many of them drowned as flood waters rose in Borongan, the main town in Eastern Samar, where typhoon Hagupit made first landfall, the Philippine National Red Cross said on Monday. The Philippines had evacuated more than a million people as the powerful typhoon approached the country from the Pacific, fearing a repeat of a super storm last year that left more than 7,000 dead or missing. (Erik De Castro/Reuters)

: A resident stands in front of houses destroyed at the height of typhoon Hagupit in Borongan City, eastern Samar province central Philippines on December 8, 2014. Millions of people in the Philippine capital hunkered down December 8 as a major storm churned towards the megacity, after killing at least 21 people and destroying thousands of homes on remote islands. (Vincent Go/AFP/Getty Images)

: A family try to salvage recyclable roof materials made of nipa leaves from their destroyed house in Dolores town, in Eastern samar province central Philippines on December 8, 2014, a day after typhoon Hagupit hit the province. Millions of people in the Philippine capital hunkered down December 8 as a major storm churned towards the megacity, after killing at least 21 people and destroying thousands of homes on remote islands. (Vincent Go/AFP/Getty Images)

: In this image obtained from NASA, Typhoon Hagupit hits the Philippines on December 7, 2014. Typhoon Hagupit tore apart homes and dumped fierce rains across the eastern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least two people while creating more misery for millions after a barrage of deadly disasters. The typhoon roared in from the Pacific Ocean and into remote fishing communities on Samar island on Saturday night with wind gusts of 210 kilometres (130 miles) an hour, local weather agency Pagasa said. The wind strength at landfall made Hagupit the most powerful storm to hit the Philippines this year, exceeding a typhoon in July that killed more than 100 people. (AFP Photo Handout- NASA)

: A girl covers her head with plastic bag on her way to an evacuation centre for the coastal community, to shelter from typhoon Hagupit, in Manila, December 8, 2014. Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos began to return to their homes battered by a powerful typhoon at the weekend, but the nation collectively breathed a sigh of relief as a massive evacuation plan appeared to minimize fatalities. (Cheryl Gagalac/Reuters)

: A man looks out to sea from a port, after heavy rain and strong winds brought by typhoon Hagupit battered Atimonan town, Quezon province, south of Manila, December 8, 2014. Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos began to return to their homes battered by a powerful typhoon at the weekend, but the nation collectively breathed a sigh of relief as a massive evacuation plan appeared to minimize fatalities. (/Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

: A vehicle drives along the coast past waves, caused by typhoon Hagupit, in Atimonan town, Quezon province, south of Manila December 8, 2014. Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos began to return to their homes battered by a powerful typhoon at the weekend, but the nation collectively breathed a sigh of relief as a massive evacuation plan appeared to minimize fatalities. (Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

: A man searches for recyclable plastic items along the coast, after strong winds and heavy rain brought by typhoon Hagupit battered Atimonan town, Quezon province, south of Manila, December 8, 2014. Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos began to return to their homes battered by a powerful typhoon at the weekend, but the nation collectively breathed a sigh of relief as a massive evacuation plan appeared to minimize fatalities. (Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

: A resident burns debris brought at the height of Typhoon Hagupit in Dolores, Samar, in central Philippines December 8, 2014. At least 21 people were reported dead, many of them drowned as flood waters rose in Borongan, the main town in Eastern Samar, where typhoon Hagupit made first landfall, the Philippine National Red Cross said on Monday. The Philippines had evacuated more than a million people as the powerful typhoon approached the country from the Pacific, fearing a repeat of a super storm last year that left more than 7,000 dead or missing. (Erik De Castro/Reuters)

: Volcanic rocks are washed onto a main road during a flash flood brought by Typhoon Hagupit in Guinobatan, Albay province southern Luzon December 7, 2014. The powerful typhoon tore through the central Philippines on Sunday, bringing howling winds that toppled trees and power and cut off communications in areas where thousands were killed by a massive storm just over a year ago. (Stringer/Reuters)

: Strong winds and waves brought by Typhoon Hagupit pound the seawall in Legazpi City, Albay province southern Luzon December 7, 2014. The powerful typhoon tore through the central Philippines on Sunday, bringing howling winds that toppled trees and power and cut off communications in areas where thousands were killed by a massive storm just over a year ago. (Stringer/Reuters)

: A girl looks out of a window as rain clouds cover the sky, at an evacuation centre for the coastal community, to shelter from typhoon Hagupit, in Manila, December 8, 2014. Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos began to return to their homes battered by a powerful typhoon at the weekend, but the nation collectively breathed a sigh of relief as a massive evacuation plan appeared to minimize fatalities. (Cheryl Gagalac/Reuters)

: A boy plays next to a seawall in a shanty town at the port area in Manila on December 7, 2014 ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Hagupit. Shanties at the bay of Manila will be affected as Typhoon Hagupit will pass near Manila. Typhoon Hagupit tore apart homes and sent waves crashing through coastal communities across the eastern Philippines on December 7, creating more misery for millions following a barrage of deadly disasters. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)

: Workers reinforce the roof of a house at the port area in Manila on December 7, 2014 ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Hagupit. Shanties at the bay of Manila will be affected as Typhoon Hagupit will pass near Manila. Typhoon Hagupit tore apart homes and sent waves crashing through coastal communities across the eastern Philippines on December 7, creating more misery for millions following a barrage of deadly disasters. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)

: This handout photo released and taken by EUMETSAT on December 5, 2014 shows a satellite image of Typhoon Hagupit in the Western Pacific Ocean. Thousands of people in the Philippines sought shelter in churches, schools and other makeshift evacuation centers on December 5 as monster Typhoon Hagupit bore down on the disaster-weary nation. (EUMETSAT 2014-/AFP/Getty Images)

Typhoon Hagupit hits the Philippines

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