Filipinos carry sacks of relief goods during distribution on the island of San Ildefonso, Casiguran township, Aurora province, Philippines on Sunday. The Philippines weather bureau downgraded Typhoon Maysak to a tropical storm as it continues to weaken while moving closer toward the country's eastern coast. -AFP
BALER, Philippines: A super typhoon dissolved into a tropical depression and made landfall in the Philippines Sunday, forecasters said, easing fears after thousands of residents fled remote coastal villages to avoid potential giant waves.
Maysak, which began as a Super Typhoon in the Pacific Ocean, reached the northeast coast of the main island of Luzon at 8:00 am (0000 GMT) with winds of 55 kilometres (34 miles) an hour, chief state weather forecaster Esperanza Cayanan said.
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