Public works employees clear a highway of fallen trees in Oras town, Eastern Samar province on Friday , a day after Typhoon Vongfong hit the town. Typhoon Vongfong has dumped heavy rains and torn off roofs since it roared ashore on central Samar island on May 14, with hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in its path on the coast or in flimsy homes. - AFP
The coronavirus pandemic is also complicating Philippine efforts to move hundreds of thousands of people into evacuation centres where social distancing is hard to enforce as a strong typhoon pummeled through its eastern provinces. "This is really a nightmare for us here," Ben Evardone, governor of the Eastern Samar province, told CNN philippines."Our problem right now is where to squeeze our people, while making sure they practice social distancing".
Images shared on social media showed the powerful typhoon bringing intense rain and violent winds in areas along its path, toppling trees, knocking out power and destroying homes.
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