Big typhoon hit the Philippines

Typhoon Koppu uprooting trees and covered the main road. EPA

The houses are flattened, power outages, and thousands of people displaced from their homes as Typhoon Koppu swept across the northern Philippines.

Disaster relief agency also said that the storm caused sea level rise up to 4 meters.

Giant slow-moving typhoon until near the town of Casiguran, on the island of Luzon on Sunday morning.

"Initially we received reports that many houses were destroyed, power outages and fallen trees cover the main streets," said Alexander Pama, Director of the Board of Management and Disaster Risk Reduction.

According to him, 10 thousand people have already lost their homes in Luzon in the northeast, but so far there has been no report of casualties.

Strong winds and rain have reached Manila, capital of the country. EPA

Services flight, ferry, and bus to the mountain region have been canceled. EPA

Eye of the storm moving westward at a speed of only 3km/h.

"It has been very slow, we hope that the storm will move quickly and soon pass," Pama said.

Flight and ferry services in the north has been canceled and several bus services to the mountain area also halted due to the threat of landslides.

In Manila, Lotta Sylwander of UNICEF told the BBC that the people in the areas most affected should be able to survive for 72 hours.

"During that time required for the typhoon passed, and at that time will be very difficult to come up with different types of transport," he said.

"We hope people really prepared and have enough food and water in the home." (bbc)