MANILA, Philippines —At least one person was killed as typhoon Bising (international name: Surigae) crossed the edge of the Philippines on Monday, dumping heavy rain that flooded dozens of villages and forced thousands to leave their homes.
Bising packed sustained wind speeds of 195 kilometers (121 miles) an hour at its center, about 500 kilometers off the Philippines, and was not expected to make landfall in the disaster-prone archipelago, according to the government weather service.
But strong winds and heavy rain reached the central region of the Eastern Visayas, where about 66 villages were flooded, the regional civil defense office said.
A 79-year-old man was killed after…
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