Thousands of people were evacuated and 27 people were reported killed after the typhoon Hagupit hit Philippines’ south-east on the weekend. The typhoon caused landslides, pummelled houses and stirred up gusts of 170kph across the country’s central islands.
Here's a glimpse of the aftermath of the typhoon...
Typhoon victims display a placard asking for food from motorists by the side of a road in Dolores, Samar, in central Philippines. Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters
A boy pulls a sack containing donated clothing at an evacuation centre for the coastal community to take shelter from Typhoon Hagupit, in Manila. Photograph: Cheryl Gagalac/Reuters
A woman carries her child on their way to an evacuation centre for the coastal community to take shelter from Typhoon Hagupit, in Manila. Photograph: Cheryl Gagalac/Reuters
A typhoon victim recovers clothes in the remains of her house in Dolores, Samar, in central Philippines. Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters
People shovel sand that partialy buried their home after a storm surge brought by typhoon Hagupit in Sabang village Legazpi City south of Manila. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters
A mother carries her baby while others rest at an evacuation centre for the coastal community, shelter from typhoon Hagupit, in Manila. Photograph: Cheryl Gagalac/Reuters
Boys recover school materials in a house inundated by mud brought by Typhoon Hagupit in Borongan city, Samar, in central Philippines. Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters
Residents carry sacks of donated clothes at an evacuation centre for the coastal community to take shelter from Typhoon Hagupit, in Manila. Photograph: Cheryl Gagalac/Reuters
A boy eats porridge under a flight of stairs at an evacuation centre for the coastal community to take shelter from Typhoon Hagupit, in Manila. Photograph: Cheryl Gagalac/Reuters
Soldiers join together to pull a fallen tree toppled by Typhoon Hagupit in Eastern Samar, in central Philippines. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters
