Hurricane Phanfone engulfed Christmas Day in the Philippines in chaos

Hurricane Phanfone with winds of up to 150 km / h hit the Philippines on Christmas Eve, causing thousands of people to evacuate, tens of thousands of people stuck in the docks.

According to Reuters, Christmas Eve was a chaotic scene when Phanfone hit the central region of the Philippines on December 24, causing heavy rains and high winds, destroying hundreds of houses, destroying power transmission lines. , and trapped many foreign tourists.

Phanfone reached 120 km / h, with gusts of up to 150 km / h, hitting Samar province on December 24. More than 4,000 people were evacuated in the Eastern Visayas area, which was directly affected by the storm. No deaths have been recorded.

A residential area destroyed by super typhoon Phanfone.(Photo: AP).

"The aftermath of the storm made us very sad because Christmas is no longer Christmas, but luckily we are safe anyway. No major casualties or disasters have been recorded , " Paul said. Cinco, a resident of Leyte province, said.

More than 20,000 passengers and 157 boats were stranded at the docks on December 25 as a result of Typhoon Phanfone. The storm also affected airports in the Philippines, causing at least 60 flights to be canceled.

Phanfone is expected to become stronger after crossing Central Philippines. The storm will leave the country and enter the South China Sea on December 26.

The Philippines experiences about 20 typhoons each year, and the storms have become increasingly violent in recent years. In 2013, super typhoon Haiyan, with winds of 315 km / h, hit central Philippines, killing more than 6,000 people and destroying 200,000 houses.

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