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A fisherman looks at rough seas near his boat that was put up in baywalk with other boats due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila, October 18, 2015. Powerful typhoon Koppu ploughed into the northeastern Philippines before dawn on Sunday destroying homes and displacing 10,000 people and whipping up coastal surges four meters (12 feet) high, disaster agency officials said. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

A fisherman looks at rough seas near his boat that was put up in baywalk with other boats due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila, October 18, 2015. Powerful typhoon Koppu ploughed into the northeastern Philippines before dawn on Sunday destroying homes and displacing 10,000 people and whipping up coastal surges four meters (12 feet) high, disaster agency officials said. There were no reports of casualties after the category four typhoon, with central destructive winds of 175 kph (109 mph), made landfall around 1 a.m. (17:00 GMT) near the town of Casiguran in Aurora province. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Fishermen paddle their boat in rough seas due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila Bay, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Fishermen paddle their boat in rough seas due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila Bay, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



A child cries inside a temporary shelter with his mother under their boat that was put up in baywalk due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

A child cries inside a temporary shelter with his mother under their boat that was put up in baywalk due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



A resident looks for recyclable materials amidst strong waves due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila Bay, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

A resident looks for recyclable materials amidst strong waves due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila Bay, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



A fisherman checks on his dog inside his boat that was put up in baywalk with other boats due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

A fisherman checks on his dog inside his boat that was put up in baywalk with other boats due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Residents look for recyclable materials amidst waves due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila Bay, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Residents look for recyclable materials amidst waves due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila Bay, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



A food vendor carries a sack containing food item as he evacuated due toTyphoon Koppu in Manila, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

A food vendor carries a sack containing food item as he evacuated due toTyphoon Koppu in Manila, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



A boy searches for reusable plastic bottles while being pelted by waves brought by typhoon Koppu in Manila Bay October 18, 2015. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

A boy searches for reusable plastic bottles while being pelted by waves brought by typhoon Koppu in Manila Bay October 18, 2015. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)



Liza Taroyo, living along the coast of Manila Bay searches for salvageable items after her house was damaged  by strong winds brought by typhoon Koppu on October 18, 2015. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

Liza Taroyo, living along the coast of Manila Bay searches for salvageable items after her house was damaged by strong winds brought by typhoon Koppu on October 18, 2015. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)



A Taroyo family living along the coast of Manila Bay searches for salvageable items after their house was damaged  by strong winds brought by typhoon Koppu on October 18, 2015. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

A Taroyo family living along the coast of Manila Bay searches for salvageable items after their house was damaged by strong winds brought by typhoon Koppu on October 18, 2015. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)



A Taroyo family living along the coast of Manila Bay searches for salvageable items after their house was damaged  by strong winds brought by typhoon Koppu on October 18, 2015. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

A Taroyo family living along the coast of Manila Bay searches for salvageable items after their house was damaged by strong winds brought by typhoon Koppu on October 18, 2015. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)



A Taroyo family living along the coast of Manila Bay searches for salvageable items after their house was damaged  by strong winds brought by typhoon Koppu on October 18, 2015. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

A Taroyo family living along the coast of Manila Bay searches for salvageable items after their house was damaged by strong winds brought by typhoon Koppu on October 18, 2015. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)



Members of Mobile Disasters Rescue Unit (MDRU) of Philippine Air Force take part in a briefing as they wait for deployment to disaster areas affected by Typhoon Koppu in Pasay City, Metro Manila, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Members of Mobile Disasters Rescue Unit (MDRU) of Philippine Air Force take part in a briefing as they wait for deployment to disaster areas affected by Typhoon Koppu in Pasay City, Metro Manila, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



A resident looks for recyclable materials amidst strong waves due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila Bay, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

A resident looks for recyclable materials amidst strong waves due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila Bay, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Fishermen paddle their boat in rough seas due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila Bay, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Fishermen paddle their boat in rough seas due to Typhoon Koppu in Manila Bay, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Fishermen secure their boats during Typhoon Koppu at Baywalk in Manila, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Fishermen secure their boats during Typhoon Koppu at Baywalk in Manila, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Members of Mobile Disasters Rescue Unit (MDRU) of Philippine Air Force eat a "Boodle Fight" style meal as they wait for deployment to disaster areas affected by Typhoon Koppu in Pasay City, Metro Manila, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Members of Mobile Disasters Rescue Unit (MDRU) of Philippine Air Force eat a "Boodle Fight" style meal as they wait for deployment to disaster areas affected by Typhoon Koppu in Pasay City, Metro Manila, October 18, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Residents take shelter under a shed as other villagers hold onto a rope to cross a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Residents take shelter under a shed as other villagers hold onto a rope to cross a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Residents wade along a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Residents wade along a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Residents wade along a waist deep flooded road in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Residents wade along a waist deep flooded road in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



A man holds a pig on a float to cross a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

A man holds a pig on a float to cross a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Residents use a plastic pipe and an electric wire to cross a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Residents use a plastic pipe and an electric wire to cross a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Residents use a plastic pipe and an electric wire to cross a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Residents use a plastic pipe and an electric wire to cross a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Residents are transported on a "ice delivery" vehicle along a flooded highway in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Residents are transported on a "ice delivery" vehicle along a flooded highway in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



A man carries bunch of turkey to a higher ground in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

A man carries bunch of turkey to a higher ground in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Boys rest on a huge tree trunk swept by Typhoon Koppu in a flooded village of Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Boys rest on a huge tree trunk swept by Typhoon Koppu in a flooded village of Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



A woman carries her baby on her shoulder as they wade along a flooded highway in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

A woman carries her baby on her shoulder as they wade along a flooded highway in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



A man holds a pig on a floater to cross a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

A man holds a pig on a floater to cross a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Residents push a tricycle along a flooded highway in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines, October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Residents push a tricycle along a flooded highway in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines, October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Flood victims bring a pig to a higher ground in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines, October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Flood victims bring a pig to a higher ground in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines, October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Residents hold on to a plastic hose and an electricity wire while trying to cross a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines, October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Residents hold on to a plastic hose and an electricity wire while trying to cross a flooded road amidst a strong current in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines, October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



A pig and her piglets stay on higher ground after being rescued, in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines, October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

A pig and her piglets stay on higher ground after being rescued, in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines, October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Residents cross a swelling dam, due to rising waters brought about by Typhoon Koppu, in Las Pinas city, metro Manila October 19, 2015. Typhoon Koppu swept across the northern Philippines killing at least nine people as trees, power lines and walls were toppled and flood waters spread far from riverbeds, but tens of thousands of people were evacuated in time. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)

Residents cross a swelling dam, due to rising waters brought about by Typhoon Koppu, in Las Pinas city, metro Manila October 19, 2015. Typhoon Koppu swept across the northern Philippines killing at least nine people as trees, power lines and walls were toppled and flood waters spread far from riverbeds, but tens of thousands of people were evacuated in time. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)



Residents cross a swelling dam, due to rising waters brought about by Typhoon Koppu, in Las Pinas city, metro Manila October 19, 2015. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)

Residents cross a swelling dam, due to rising waters brought about by Typhoon Koppu, in Las Pinas city, metro Manila October 19, 2015. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)



A fisherman moors his boat during a sailing ban due to the threat of Typhoon Koppu at a coastal village in Bacoor, south of Manila October 19, 2015. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)

A fisherman moors his boat during a sailing ban due to the threat of Typhoon Koppu at a coastal village in Bacoor, south of Manila October 19, 2015. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)



A resident is ferried across a swelling dam, due to rising waters brought about by Typhoon Koppu in Las Pinas city, metro Manila October 19, 2015. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)

A resident is ferried across a swelling dam, due to rising waters brought about by Typhoon Koppu in Las Pinas city, metro Manila October 19, 2015. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Reuters)



Typhoon victims cook their meal at a public school turned into an evacuation centre in Cabanatuan city, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Typhoon victims cook their meal at a public school turned into an evacuation centre in Cabanatuan city, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Typhoon victims take shelter at a gymnasium of a public school turned into an evacuation centre in Cabanatuan city, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Typhoon victims take shelter at a gymnasium of a public school turned into an evacuation centre in Cabanatuan city, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Typhoon victims cook their meal at a gymnasium of a public school turned into an evacuation centre in Cabanatuan city, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Typhoon victims cook their meal at a gymnasium of a public school turned into an evacuation centre in Cabanatuan city, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Typhoon victims take shelter at a gymnasium of a public school turned into an evacuation centre in Cabanatuan city, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Typhoon victims take shelter at a gymnasium of a public school turned into an evacuation centre in Cabanatuan city, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



A baby sleeps with others at the gymnasium of a public school turned evacuation centre in Cabanatuan city, Nueva Ecija, in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

A baby sleeps with others at the gymnasium of a public school turned evacuation centre in Cabanatuan city, Nueva Ecija, in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Farmers try to remove water lilies swept by Typhoon Koppu on a flooded rice field in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Farmers try to remove water lilies swept by Typhoon Koppu on a flooded rice field in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



A man tries to cross a flooded road in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

A man tries to cross a flooded road in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015, after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)



Pigs and a water buffalo are brought to higher ground in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015 after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Pigs and a water buffalo are brought to higher ground in Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija in northern Philippines October 19, 2015 after it was hit by Typhoon Koppu. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)
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