Philippines to evacuate 2,500 villages ahead of severe storm Toraji

FILE - A woman stands beside laundry in a flooded village after Typhoon Yinxing, locally called Marce, blew past Buguey town, Cagayan province, northern Philippines, Nov. 8, 2024.

The residents of 2,500 villages were ordered to evacuate their homes as severe tropical storm Toraji approached the northern Philippines, the government said Sunday, after three massive cyclones battered the country in less than a month.