24,000 to flee as typhoon closes in on Philippines

The eye of Super Typhoon Maysak is photographed from the International Space Station (ISS), on March 31, 2015. AFP

MANILA: Around 24,000 people from the Philippines were being evacuated with Typhoon Maysak a day away from potentially striking the country’s northeast coast, officials said.

Storm surges, flash floods and landslides remained potential threats even though Maysak, once a super-typhoon, has now weakened with maximum sustained winds of 160kph, they said.