MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A powerful typhoon made landfall in the northern Philippines on Monday, toppling power lines and dumping heavy rains across mountains, cities and food-growing plains and leaving at least 23 fishermen missing. Typhoon Utor, described as the strongest typhoon globally so far this year, slammed ashore in mountainous eastern Aurora province with sustained winds of 175 kilometers (109 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 210 kph (130 mph). About 1,000 residents in the central Bicol region spent the night in shelters while Aurora province was without power, the national disaster agency said.
Reported by MyNorthwest.com 12 hours ago.
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