Powerful Typhoon Hits North Philippines, Thousands Evacuated

Rescuers run as they check residents living at the seaside slum district of Tondo while Typhoon Noru approaches Manila, Philippines, on Sept. 25, 2022. Aaron Favila/AP Photo

MANILA, Philippines—A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines on Sunday and was barreling across the main Luzon island toward the capital in a densely populated path where thousands have been evacuated to safety.

Typhoon Noru hit the coastal town of Burdeos on Polillo Island in Quezon province shortly before nightfall.