MANILA (Reuters): Typhoon Nesat pounded the Philippines' main island on Tuesday, lashing crop-growing provinces and bringing the capital to a near standstill as it flooded roads, cut power supplies and closed financial markets, government offices, transport and schools.
At least seven people, including a 22-month-old boy, died in the storm, with four missing, the disaster agency said.
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