Philippines prepares for Typhoon Hagupit as 500,000 people flee coast

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated December 7 2014 - 12:08am, first published December 6 2014 - 2:17pm
Moving: A satellite image of Typhoon Hagupit. Experts say it will be the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year. Photo: EUMETSAT
Moving: A satellite image of Typhoon Hagupit. Experts say it will be the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year. Photo: EUMETSAT
Moving: A satellite image of Typhoon Hagupit. Experts say it will be the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year. Photo: EUMETSAT
Moving: A satellite image of Typhoon Hagupit. Experts say it will be the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year. Photo: EUMETSAT
Moving: A satellite image of Typhoon Hagupit. Experts say it will be the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year. Photo: EUMETSAT
Moving: A satellite image of Typhoon Hagupit. Experts say it will be the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year. Photo: EUMETSAT
Moving: A satellite image of Typhoon Hagupit. Experts say it will be the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year. Photo: EUMETSAT
Moving: A satellite image of Typhoon Hagupit. Experts say it will be the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year. Photo: EUMETSAT

Bangkok: A potentially catastrophic and erratic storm bearing down on the central Philippines is likely to cut a four-day path across the island nation, affecting 32 million people.

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