Super typhoon Pepito swept across the Philippines' main island of Luzon on Sunday (November 17), threatening heavy rain in the capital region Metro Manila, after triggering more than a million evacuations and damaging buildings in several areas.

"We evacuated because every time there is a typhoon, the water rises in the nearby river," said Amalia Santisas, one those living near coastal areas in Manila, the capital, who followed evacuation orders. "We have children with us and we are scared."

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Despite the evacuations, no casualties were reported, though the typhoon's strong winds damaged homes, schools and commercial buildings in Catanduanes, civil defense chief Ariel Nepomuceno told Reuters.

The sixth tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines in a month, Pepito is hurtling towards the southern and central areas of Luzon. It weakened slightly after hitting land in the town of Panganiban in Catanduanes province on Saturday (November 16) night, weather officials said.

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