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Manila, May 15 (EFE/EPA).- Vongfong, the first typhoon of the season, has ravaged several islands of the central Philippines, making landfall six times in the first 24 hours of its passage through the country and ahead of its expected arrival in Manila on Friday.The typhoon is bringing with it destructive winds and intense rainfall, according to the latest bulletin of the weather service PAGASA. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA/FRANCIS MALASIG).FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLL OF METRO MANILA; A QUARANTINED COMMUNITY IN QUEZON CITY; AND CUBICLES FOR POSSIBLE EVACUEES AFFECTED BY TYPHOON VONGFONG IN AN EVACUATION CENTER IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA; VILLAGERS GEAR UP FOR TYPHOON; AND RISING SEA WATER DUE TO AN APPORACHING A TYPHOON AT A COASTAL VILLAGE IN CAVITE CITY, PHILIPPINES.
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