The storm had winds equivalent to those of a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday. Forecasters warned of torrential rain in the north of the country.

Typhoon Usagi slammed into the Philippines' already disaster-ravaged north on Thursday, as authorities rushed to evacuate thousands of people from coastal areas.

An unusually prolific spurt of typhoons in the western Pacific Ocean has swirled near the Philippines over recent weeks — and now two more storms could threaten the archipelago over coming days. Category 4 Typhoon Usagi and Tropical Storm Man-yi are next on the list of storms expected to strike the region,

The Philippines is bracing for its fifth powerful storm in three weeks, with Super Typhoon Usagi set to strike the country’s north on Thursday afternoon before tracking toward Taiwan.

A fifth major storm in the space of the month slammed into the Philippines on Thursday. Over 160 people have already been killed and millions displaced. A sixth storm is expected over the weekend.

The Philippines faced another severe natural disaster on Thursday as Typhoon Usagi slammed into the northern province of Cagayan, wreaking havoc on communities already battered by a series of recent storms.

The Philippines’ meteorological agency (Pagasa) on Thursday upgraded Usagi, the fifth tropical storm to hit the Southeast Asian country in less than a month, to super typhoon status ahead of its expected landfall later in the day.

MANILA: The Philippines raised its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people on Thursday (Nov 14), as Super Typhoon Usagi barrelled towards its already disaster-ravaged north.

The Philippines ordered evacuations ahead of Typhoon Usagi on Wednesday, as the UN disaster office sought $32.9 million in aid for the country after storms that killed more than 150 people. About 20 big storms and typhoons hit the archipelago nation or its surrounding waters each year,