One of the strongest storms on record slammed into the centralPhilippines on Friday, killing at least four people, forcinghundreds of thousands from their homes and knocking out power andcommunications in several provinces. But the nation appeared toavoid a major disaster because the rapidly moving typhoon blew awaybefore wreaking more damage, officials said.
|Due to cut-off communications, it was impossible to know thefull extent of casualties and damage.
|Weather officials said Haiyan had sustained winds of 235 kph(147 mph) with gusts of 275 kph (170 mph) when it made landfall.That makes it the world's strongest typhoon this year, said AldczarAurelio of the government's weather bureau.
|Read the entire Associated Press story at the Washington Post.
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