Storm-hit Philippines braces for powerful typhoon

Coast guard personnel evacuating a resident carrying her pet dogs from their flooded home due to heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Conson at a village in Naic town, Cavite province, southwest of Manila. - Philippine Coast Guard / AFP

MANILA (AFP): At least one person died and 17 were missing after a storm dumped heavy rain and caused flooding in the Philippines, authorities said Thursday (Sept 9), as a powerful typhoon barrelled towards the country.

Tropical Storm Conson hit the central province of Eastern Samar as a typhoon on Monday before weakening as it passed over the archipelago, forcing around 10,000 people to flee their homes, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.