Four killed as Typhoon Nock-Ten pounds Philippines

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Manila, Rabi'I 27, 1438, Dec 26, 2016, SPA -- Four people were killed and more than 380,000 were evacuated, dpa cited officials as saying Monday. This came as Typhoon Nock-Ten brought howling winds and heavy rains to the Philippines. The Philippine National Police said three people died in Albay province, including a 57-year-old woman who was hit by a concrete wall inside her house on Sunday evening and an elderly couple who drowned in a river on Monday morning. The fourth person, a man who was trying to evacuate his family in Mulanay town in Quezon province, died after being hit by a toppled palm tree, Quezon Governor David Suarez said. Several transmission lines and facilities were knocked down, causing some areas to lose electricity. As of Monday morning there were 383,097 people in evacuation centers, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. --SPA 17:58 LOCAL TIME 14:58 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w298963

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