The Philippines declared a state of calamity in a northern province after
super typhoon Megi hit on Monday, cutting off power and communications, forcing flight cancellations and putting the region's rice crop at risk.
Megi hit the Phillipines'
Isabela province at 11:25 a.m. (0325 GMT) and by early evening was heading west-southwest across the north of the main
island of Luzon with winds of 180 kph (110 mph) near the centre, forecasters said.
Tropical Storm Risk said Megi, known locally as Juan, was a category 5 super typhoon, the highest rating, with winds of more than 250 kph (155 mph)
Forecasters said super typhoon Megi was probably
(hopefully) the most powerful storm in the world this year and the strongest to hit the Philippines since
Typhoon Durian unleashed mudslides that buried entire towns and killed more than 1,000 people in 2006
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