MANILA: Thousands of people living in coastal areas of the Philippines are preparing to evacuate as the first major storm of the rainy season barrelled towards the archipelago.
Tropical Storm Rammasun was expected to hit fishing communities in the eastern Philippines today and then bring heavy rain to Manila and other heavily populated northern areas, civil defence officials said.
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