Philippines battered as Typhoon Koppu barrels in

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Media captionBBC science editor David Shukman says Typhoon Koppu "poses unusual dangers" because it is moving so slowly
Homes have been flattened, power lines toppled, and thousands of people have fled their homes as Typhoon Koppu swept into the northern Philippines.
Disaster agency officials said the storm was also whipping up coastal surges 4m (12ft) high.
The huge, slow-moving typhoon made landfall near the town of Casiguran on the island of Luzon on Sunday morning.
Koppu is predicted to bring three days of torrential rain, triggering major flooding and possibly landslides.
Alexander Pama, head of the government's main disaster agency, said 10,000 people had been displaced in north-eastern Luzon but no casualties had been reported so far.