MANILA—Typhoon Ompong (international name: Mangkhut) has exited the Philippine area of responsibility Saturday night leaving a trail of destruction and thousands of families displaced.

As of 9PM tonight, #OmpongPH has exited the PAR. It was last located at 355 km West of Calayan, Cagayan (19.4°N, 118.1°E) and is now headed toward Southern China.

— PAGASA-DOST (@dost_pagasa) September 15, 2018

Ompong is the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, peaking at maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 330 kph.

It made landfall in Baggao, Cagayan around 1:40 a.m. Saturday, and smashed North Luzon, leaving behind a trail of destruction.

• LOOK: Devastation at Ompong's 'ground zero'
• IN PHOTOS: Ompong's trail of destruction

Latest estimates place the number of affected individuals at 126, 751 or some 31,631 families in 594 barangays.

Some 13,413 people are currently in 724 evacuation centers in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and the Cordillera Administrative Region.

At least 5 people have been confirmed dead due to the typhoon which also toppled trees and power lines, triggered landslides, and damaged houses and other structures.

• Ompong topples power lines, rips off roofs in Northern Luzon