Winds brought by Super Typhoon Leon continue to batter Batanes Thursday even as the weather disturbance moves away from the province.

Video taken by Justinne Mark Pillie Thursday morning showed streets littered with fallen branches, trees being buffeted by strong winds, and a road covered in mud after a rockslide.

A separate video taken Wednesday night showed the province being drenched by a heavy downpour.

Violent weather over extreme N. Luzon as super typhoon passes close to Batanes

Video taken by the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of Batanes, meanwhile, showed officials trying to remove rocks after a rockslide in Nakanmuan and Sinakan in Sabtang, and San Vicente, Ivana.

In its 8 a.m. forecast, weather bureau PAGASA said Leon is now moving away from Batanes and heading towards Taiwan, where it will make landfall along the eastern coast Thursday afternoon. A

Leon may weaken into a typhoon over the next 12 hours prior to landfall over Taiwan. “Its interaction with the mountainous region of Taiwan will result in a continuous weakening trend for the rest of the forecast period,” PAGASA said.

Tropical cyclone wind signal no. 4 is hoisted over Batanes while TCWS no. 3 is hoisted over the northern portion of Babuyan Islands.

TCWS no. 2 is hoisted over the following areas:

The rest of Babuyan Islands, the northern portion of mainland Cagayan (Camalaniugan, Lal-Lo, Pamplona, Gonzaga, Santa Teresita, Baggao, Buguey, Claveria, Gattaran, Lasam, Aparri, Ballesteros, Abulug, Allacapan, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes, Santa Ana), the northern portion of Apayao (Pudtol, Luna, Santa Marcela, Calanasan, Flora), and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte (Sarrat, Piddig, Bangui, Vintar, Burgos, Pagudpud, Bacarra, Adams, Pasuquin, Carasi, San Nicolas, Dumalneg, Laoag City)

Signal no. 1 is in effect over the following areas: 

The rest of Cagayan, Isabela, the rest of Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, the northern portion of Benguet (Mankayan, Bakun, Buguias), the rest of Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur.