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Villages have been flooded and four provinces have suffered power outages
Local authorities have opened more evacuation centres to ensure social distancing
Typhoon Surigae was tracking about 500 kilometres east of Infanta town in Quezon province on Monday evening.
It produced sustained winds of 195 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 240 kph, causing flooding in low-lying communities.
It is forecast to slowly move north-west and then veer away from the northern Philippines around Thursday.
Vicente Malano, administrator of the government weather agency, said a high pressure area extending from China to Japan was blocking the typhoon from blowing inland.
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