Strong typhoon cuts power, causes flooding in northern Philippines

More than 11,000 people have been affected by the typhoon, with more than 1,000 still in evacuation centers Several communities remain flooded and without power after a strong typhoon battered the Philippines' northernmost islands, the authorities said on Sunday, displacing thousands of people.Typhoon Chanthu, which at one point was categorised by the Philippine weather bureau as a category 5 storm, has weakened after powering into the northernmost region, including the Batanes island group, on Saturday, the weather bureau said.