Storm Atsani whips northern Philippine provinces, moves on to Taiwan

A girl stands beside her house damaged by Typhoon Goni in Albay province, central Philippines. More than a dozen people were killed as Typhoon Goni lashed the Philippines over the weekend, and about 13,000 shanties and houses were damaged or swept away in the eastern island province that was first hit by the ferocious storm, officials said on Friday (Nov 6, 2020). - AP

MANILA, Nov 7 (dpa): A severe tropical storm on Friday night (Nov 6) whipped the Philippines’ northernmost provinces with gale-force winds and heavy rains, officials said.

Storm Atsani did not make landfall as earlier projected, but crossed over Misanga Island, which is part of Batanes province, a group of islands in the northern Philippines, the weather bureau said.