Philippines Shuts Schools, Scraps Flights as Typhoon Co-May Nears

The Philippines shut down schools and cancelled flights on July 24 as typhoon-driven rains pounded the northern island of Luzon, a situation President Ferdinand Marcos Jr called "the new normal".

- AFP

MANILA -

Typhoon Co-May, which was upgraded from a tropical storm overnight, follows days of monsoon rains that have killed at least 19 people and left another 11 missing across the archipelago since July 18, according to the national disaster agency.

With maximum sustained winds of 120kmh, the typhoon was expected to make landfall on the west coast in either La Union or Ilocos Sur by the morning of July 25, the country's weather service said.