A super typhoon ripped through the Philippines’ largest island on Sunday, knocking down houses and sending more than half a million people to emergency shelters, as rare back-to-back storms cause havoc across an exhausted nation.

MANILA: Super typhoon Man-yi swept across the Philippines' main island of Luzon on Sunday (Nov 17), threatening heavy rain in the capital region Metro Manila, after triggering more than a million evac

The Philippines is mobilizing large-scale evacuations and emergency measures as Super Typhoon Man-yi approaches, threatening to unleash catastrophic destruction on parts of the archipelago. With wind speeds reaching up to 240 kilometers per hour (149 mph) and gusts of 215 km/h (133 mph),