Also read: Powerful Earthquake Hits Northern Philippines
The weather improved slightly on Friday morning but the weather bureau expected tropical storm Nalgae to make landfall on the country's eastern coast on Saturday morning.
About 5,000 people in the path of the storm were evacuated.
About 20 typhoons and storms batter the Philippine archipelago each year.
Sources: DW, AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters
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