Footage filmed on Friday showed Typhoon Usagi battering the northern Philippine Cagayan province, knocking out a bridge and causing powercut and widespread damage.

By Neil Jerome Morales and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) -Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr directed authorities on Friday to stock up on food and other supplies in advance as Typhoon Man-yi threatened to hit the capital region.

The storm made landfall on the island of Luzon. Forecasters warned of torrential rain and landslides in the north of the country.