. —— earlier i spoke to howard johnson about all information. —— earlier i spoke to howard johnson about all informationlj —— earlier i spoke to howard johnson about all information. i am in one of the province is hardest hit by the tycoon. life is returning to normal, we have seen street markets open again. people tacking down their roots, tidying their porches. in the last few days we visited a few towns in this area and sort the devastation. —— source. —— saw. that is a big issue here because there has been rising rice prices, a sta ple there has been rising rice prices, a staple for filipino families. they have increased about 10% in the last year. this area is a breadbasket for the country, all of rice and corn is produced here and in the days leading up to the storm we visited rice farmers who are working around the clock to take in their crop, so fea rful the clock to take in their crop, so fearful that they would lose the crop is of the storm, they were taking it up early. the theory is that this could lead to further rises in the price of rice. help is at hand, the u

howard johnson sent this report. mangkhut has been called by meteorologists the strongest typhoon in the world so far this year. and now, the reality of the utter devastation it has caused is becoming obvious. extreme flash flooding. the fragility of human existence laid bare. the road to cagayan province was littered with destruction. electricity posts ripped from the ground, street lamps bent in two, and this man's house torn to shreds. he showed me where the roof had been pulled back like a tin of sardines. fighting back the tears, he told me how he'd spent the night in an evacuation centre, worrying about the fate of his home. when we arrived in cagayan province we saw a queue of people waiting for fuel to power their generators. how do you feel? we are so scared. all the windows are broken. the whole night... the whole night, no sleep. the scene here repeated across this vast region. debris scattered across the ground. electricity cables dangling dangerously. people wading their belongings through floodwaters. t

howard johnson, bbc news, santiago. rajini: for more on both storms, i spoke a brietime ago with dr. marshall shepherd, a former nasa scientist w is now a meteorologist at the university of georgia. great to have you with us. we have seen the devastation in the carolinas. is the worst over now? marshall: i do not think the worst is over. i think the worst is over in terms of the wind.bu as i talked about on social media and have written about today, this is a phase a, phase b storm. we are now in phase b. we saw the wind,e are still seeing the storm surge, but then we are going to see the storm as it is stalling out produce right -- quite a bit of rainfall, and if we think back to 2017 with hurricane harvey, we are seeing almost a replay. the storm is sitting there, dumping rain, feet of rain -- 1, 2, 3 feet of rain in some parts o the carolinas. rajini: how doesch rain, rain worth many months, get dumped in a short number of days? marshall: it is quite astounding how these systems can produce so much rainfall. one of t

howard johnson, bbc news, santiago. rajini: for more on both storms, i spoke a brief time ago with dr. marshall shepherd, a former nasa scientist who is now at meteorolog the university of georgia.av great toyou with us. we have seen the devastation in the carolinas. is the worst over now? marshall: i do not think the worst is over.t i think the wo over in terms of the wind. but as i talked about on social mea and have written about today, this is a phase a, phase b storm. we are now in phase b. we saw the wind, we are still seeing the storm surge, but then we are going to see the storm as it is stalling out produce right -- quite a bit of rainfall, and if we think back to 2017 with hurricane harvey, we are seeing almost a replay. the storm is sitting there, dumping ra 2, 3 feet of rain in some parts of the carolinas. rajini: how does so much rain, rain worth many months, getdu ed in a short number of days? marshall: it is hoite astounding these systems can produce so much rainfall. one of the things we have known for d

howard johnson sent this report. mangkhut has been called by meteorologists the strongest typhoon in the world so far this year. and now the reality of the utter devastation it has caused is becoming obvious. extreme flash flooding. the fragility of human existence laid bare. the road to cagayan province was littered with destruction. electricity posts ripped from the ground, street lamps bent in two, and this man's house torn to shreds. he showed me where the roof had been pulled back like a tin of sardines. fighting back the tears, he told me how he'd spent the night in an evacuation centre worrying about the fate of his home. when we arrived in cagayan province, we saw a line of people queueing for fuel to power their generators. how did you feel? scared. we were so scared. all the windows are broken. the whole night. the whole night, no sleep. the scene here repeated across this vast region. debris is scattered across the ground. electricity cables dangling dangerously. people wading their belongings through floo

howard johnson reports. mangkhut has been called by meteorologists the strongest typhoon in the world so far this year. and now the reality of the utter devastation it has caused is becoming obvious. extreme flash flooding. the fragility of human existence laid bare. the road to cagayan province was littered with destruction. electricity posts ripped from the ground, street lamps bent in two, and this man's house torn to shreds. he showed me where the roof had been pulled back like a tin of sardines. fighting back the tears, he told me how he'd spent the night in an evacuation centre worrying about the fate of his home. when we arrived in cagayan province, we saw a line of people queueing for fuel to power their generators. how did you feel? scared. we were so scared. all the windows are broken. the whole night. the whole night, no sleep. the scene here repeated across this vast region. debris is scattered across the ground. electricity cables dangling dangerously. people wading their belongings through floo

howard johnson sent this report. mangkhut has been called by meteorologists the strongest typhoon in the world so far this year. and now, the reality of the utter devastation it has caused is becoming obvious. extreme flash flooding. the fragility of human existence laid bare. the road to cagayan province was littered with destruction. electricity posts ripped from the ground, street lamps bent in two, and this man's house torn to shreds. he showed me where the roof had been pulled back like a tin of sardines. fighting back the tears, he told me how he'd spent the night in an evacuation centre, worrying about the fate of his home. when we arrived we saw a queue of people waiting for fuel to power their generators. how do you feel? we are so scared. all the windows are broken. the whole night we didn't sleep. the scene here repeated across this vast region. debris scattered across the ground. electricity cables dangling dangerously. people wading their belongings through floodwaters. two rescue workers were killed in

howard johnson sent this report. mangkhut has been called by meteorologists the strongest typhoon in the world so far this year. and now the reality of the utter devastation it has caused is becoming obvious. extreme flash flooding. the fragility of human existence laid bare. the road to cagayan province was littered with destruction. electricity posts ripped from the ground, street lamps bent in two, and this man's house torn to shreds. he showed me where the roof had been pulled back like a tin of sardines. fighting back the tears, he told me how he had spent the night in an evacuation centre worrying about the fate of his home. when we arrived in cagayan province, we saw a line of people queueing for fuel to power their generators. how did you feel? scared. we were so scared. some trees broken and some electric posts were falling down. all the windows are broken. the whole night. the whole night, no sleep. the scene here repeated across this vast region. in cities, debris scattered across the ground. electricity c

howard johnson, bbc news, tuguegarao. in the united states there have been warnings of the risk of life threatening flash flooding in parts of north and south carolina and virginia. storm florence continues to soak the east coast area, downing trees and damaging homes. at least five people have now died as a result of the storm, including a woman and her baby who were killed when a tree fell on their house. chris buckler reports. large parts of north carolina's coastline now lie underwater as the rain continues to fall. florence is no longer a hurricane but this is still a dangerous storm and, as water levels have risen, people have had to be rescued from their homes. it is obvious as you drive through this area how much damage has been done here. pavements were forced to give way as trees were uprooted in the high winds. many roads remain blocked. and powerlines lie across streets. many people are expected to be without electricity for days, if not weeks. more people now face imminent threat than when the storm was just

howard johnson, bbc news, tuguegarao. in the united states, there have been warnings of the risk of life—threatening flash flooding in parts of north and south carolina and virginia. storm florence continues to soak the east coast area, downing trees and damaging homes. at least five people have now died as a result of the storm, including a woman and her baby who were killed when a tree fell on their house. chris buckler reports. large parts of north carolina's coastline now lie underwater as the rain continues to fall. florence is no longer a hurricane but this is still a dangerous storm and as water levels have risen, people have had to be rescued from their homes. it is obvious as you drive through this area how much damage has been done here. pavements were forced to give way as trees were uprooted in the high winds. many roads remain blocked. and powerlines lie across streets. many people are expected to be without electricity for days, if not weeks. more people now face imminent threat than when the storm was jus

howard johnson, bbc news, santiago. the inquests into the westminster terror attack have heard harrowing details of attempts to save the life of pc keith palmer. khalid masood repeatedly stabbed the unarmed officer at the palace of westminster, after driving into pedestrians on the bridge in march last year. lawyers for pc palmer's family today raised concerns about the lack of armed officers stationed near him outside parliament. daniel sandford was in court. pc keith palmer, on duty at westminster less than an hour before the attack. armed with a radio, a whistle, a stab—proof vest, cs spray and his baton. then, this. a car smashed into the side of parliament after killing people on westminster bridge. and witnesses saw khalid masood heading round the corner. police officers on duty at the entrance to parliament saw him coming through the gate. "i noticed a very large man with two extremely large knives, one in each hand," pc doug glaze told the inquest today. "he was walking like a robot, his hands moving up and do

howard johnson, bbc news, tuguegarao. in the united states there've been warnings of the risk of life threatening flash flooding in parts of north and south carolina and virginia. storm florence continues to soak the east coast area downing trees and damaging homes. at least five people have died as a result of the storm, including a woman and her baby who were killed when a tree fell on their house. chris buckler reports. large parts of north carolina's coastline now lie underwater as the rain continues to fall. florence is no longer a hurricane but this is still a dangerous storm, and as water levels have risen, people have had to be rescued from their homes. it's obvious as you drive through this area how much damage has been done here. pavements were forced to give way as trees were uprooted in the high winds. many roads remain blocked. and powerlines lie across streets. many people are expected to be without electricity for days, if not weeks. more people now face imminent threat than when the storm was just offshore

our philippines correspondent howard johnson reports. mangkhut has been called by meteorologists the strongest typhoon in the world so far this year. and now, the reality of the utter devastation it has caused is becoming obvious. extreme flash flooding. the fragility of human existence laid bare. the road to cagayan province was littered with destruction. electricity posts ripped from the ground, street lamps bent in two, and this man's house torn to shreds. he showed me where the roof had been pulled back like a tin of sardines. fighting back the tears, he told me how he'd spent the night in an evacuation centre, worrying about the fate of his home. the scene here repeated across this vast region. debris scattered across the ground. electricity cables dangling dangerously. people wading their belongings through floodwaters. two rescue workers were killed in one of many landslides, and a third person drowned in 6—metre high storm surges. the typhoon is now on its way to southern china and vietnam. it's expected to pass near hong kong

howard johnson is in the philippines. what damage has typhoon mangkhut caused there? yes, iam yes, i am here yes, iam here in yes, i am here in one of the worst hit provinces. yesterday we took to the road to head to the coastal town, and on the way we saw fields telephone posts, electricity cables down, forests ripped to shreds, buildings flattened. when we got here, we met a gentleman we had spoken two days before the storm had hit. he said he was going to take shelter in a nearby emergency shelter in a nearby emergency shelter and pray to god that his house wasn't hit. when we went back to see him, his house had been flattened. 750 houses in the town revisited had been flattened. today details are emerging elsewhere of a mining community that has been badly hit. at least 3a miners confirmed dead at the moment and that number is expected to rise. around 30 people still missing. a search and rescue effort is going in this province in the north of the country. we heard a landslide came down from the mountain and hit a ref

governor, howard johnson, bbc news. it's coming up to two years of president duterte's rule — do you see similarities between him and your father? not really. and why is that? they are both lawyers. that is about it. do you think that they have the same style of rule — some punitive moves under duterte and your father? not at all. you're asking the wrong person. thank you. if the daughter of the famous dictator is not the right person to ask, how about the son? ferdinand marcos junior, known as bong bong, is every bit as ambitious as his sister. he is currently jocking to become the vice president. if you come to power, would you rule the country in the same way as your father? i think we're getting ahead of ourselves here. i'm talking about the protest for the vice presidential election. i really haven't thought about that. thank you for are much, but if you elected as vice president, what would your style be? similar to yourfather? my father was never vice president. in every period in our history, there is a diff

our correspondent howard johnson is in one of the worst affected areas and sent us this report. we're on the road between isabela and cagayan province, two of the areas hardest hit by this storm. overnight we've seen this area battered by heavy winds and rains and on the way here we saw the posts felled, we saw trees ripped to shreds, and detritus all over the street. we've also heard reports that there have been bridges and roads closed by flooding and also by landslides. but what people are most concerned about are the coastal areas, these remote areas near the seaboard. what we've heard is that the storm passed directly overhead last night and the fear is that the devastation will be worse there. tory peer lord heseltine says borisjohnson will become the next leader of the conservatives, but warned the move is likely to divide the party. the former deputy prime minister, an outspoken critic of mrjohnson, told bbc radio 4's the week in westminster that the recent slew of negative headlines had not done the former foreign secretary irreparable harm. has he done himself any irre

governor, howard johnson, bbc news. it's coming up to two years of president duterte's rule — do you see similarities between him and your father? not really. and why is that? they are both lawyers. that is about it. do you think that they have the same style of rule — some punitive moves under duterte and your father? not at all. you're asking the wrong person. thank you. if the daughter of the famous dictator is not the right person to ask, how about the son? ferdinand marcos junior, known as bong bong, is every bit as ambitious as his sister. he is currently jocking to become the vice president. if you come to power, would you rule the country in the same way as your father? i think we're getting ahead of ourselves here. i'm talking about the protest for the vice presidential election. i really haven't thought about that. thank you, but if you elected as vice president, what would your style be? similar to yourfather? my father was never vice president. in every period in our history, there is a different sort of

howard johnson, bbc news, tuguegarao. and in the united states there have been warnings of the risk of life threatening flash flooding in parts of north and south carolina and virginia. storm florence continues to soak the east coast area, downing trees and damaging homes. at least five people have now died as a result of the storm, including a woman and her baby who were killed when a tree fell on their house. chris buckler reports. large parts of north carolina's coastline now lie underwater as the rain continues to fall. florence is no longer a hurricane but this is still a dangerous storm and as water levels have risen, people have had to be rescued from their homes. it is obvious as you drive through this area how much damage has been done here. pavements were forced to give way as trees were uprooted in the high winds. many roads remain blocked. and powerlines lie across streets. many people are expected to be without electricity for days, if not weeks. more people now face imminent threat than when the storm was ju

howard johnson, bbc news, tuguegarao. america's east coast is facing an epic amount of rainfall, particularly in north and south carolina where at least 11 people have died as a result of tropical storm florence. many people in the area have been evacuated and those that have attempted to return home are being urged not to, as further flooding is on the way. our north america correspondent chris buckler reports. this storm has left streets submerged across north carolina. towns along the coast and now inland have become badly flooded, leaving rescue teams as the only route to safety for some families. from the air, you get a better sense of the scale of the problems here, and during the brief breaks in the weather, this has been the most effective way of getting people out of cut—off areas like new bern. driving conditions are increasingly difficult. motorists have been advised to avoid this state completely if they can. and new evacuation warnings have come into force for more of these carolinan towns. the worst is yet

howard johnson, bbc news, tuguegarao. america's east coast is facing an "epic amount of rainfall," particularly in north and south carolina where at least 11 people have died as a result of tropical storm florence. many people in the area have been evacuated and those that have attempted to return home are being urged not to as further flooding is on the way. 0ur north american correspondent chris buckler reports. this storm has left streets submerged across north carolina. towns along the coast and now inland have become badly flooded, leaving rescue teams as the only route to safety for some families. from the air, you get a better sense of the scale of the problems here, and during the brief breaks in the weather, this has been the most effective way of getting people out of cut—off areas like new bern. driving conditions are increasingly difficult. motorists have been advised to avoid this state completely if they can. and new evacuation warnings have come into force for more of these carolinan towns. the worst is y

our correspondent howard johnson is in one of the worst affected areas and sent us this report. we are on the road between cagayan and isabela province, two of the areas hardest hit by the storm. overnight this area has been battered by heavy winds, we saw a electricity posts celled. we saw trees ripped to shreds and detritus all over the streets. we have heard reports there have been bridges and roads closed by flooding and landslides. but what most people are concerned about are the coastal areas, these remote areas near the seaboard. what we have heard is that the storm passed directly overhead last night, and the fear is that the devastation will be worse there. more coverage as that story develops in the philippines and the us as the morning goes on. couples wishing to divorce could soon benefit from a less confrontational process, under proposals confirmed by the justice secretary david gauke. the government is proposing removing fault, and the ability of spouses to contest the divorce. the changes would apply to heterosexual and gay marriages, and civil partnerships. aria

up to ten million people are in the storm's path. 0ur manila correspondent howard johnson sent us this latest update. i'm outside the provincial government headquarters where theyjust held an emergency briefing. the governor has a plan where he wants people to help their neighbours. if you live in a shack or a flimsy house, move to a more robust house. help a neighbour by letting them stay with you or go to a church or to a school. he is also saying there is a liquor ban or alcohol ban in place, to stop people drinking through this period and get exposed to the weather. i asked him if there were any faults in his plan and he said potentially telecommunications could go down on roads were impassable. lots of bread was being loaded into baskets, ready to be taken up around the province. he is also appealing for air support from the national government to be able to spread that food around the province. last time the storm hit here, 2016, there were four casualties in this province. this time around, he's hopin for zero casualties and that seems somewhat optimistic given the magnitude of

howard johnson sent this report. mangkhut has been called by meteorologists the strongest typhoon in the world so far this year. and now the reality of the utter devastation it has caused is becoming obvious. extreme flash flooding.

our correspondent, howard johnson, joins us from santiago, in the north of the country. how would, i know you have been travelling around to see just how the philippines has been affected, how bad has it been hit —— howard. i'm standing outside the provincial headquarters here and you can see some of the damage behind me, yesterday we drove up the road towards the coastline. this is one of the worst hit areas in the country. we went to a small seaside town and on the way there, we saw electricity poles that had been felled by the wind, we saw crops destroyed and also forests ripped to shreds but we got the coastline, with all houses damaged, and we met a man whose house had been com pletely a man whose house had been completely flattened. his route had been torn back like a can of sardines. but what we're hearing todayis sardines. but what we're hearing today is a more details of the story ina today is a more details of the story in a mountainous region where mining ta kes in a mountainous region where mining takes place, a lot of rainfall there leads to a landslide

our correspondent howard johnson is travelling towards the north east of the country where the typhoon hit hardest, and reports on the damage there. typhoon mangkhut has made landfall on the northern tip of the main island of luzon. five million people are thought to be in the path of this potentially deadly storm. authorities had already urged thousands of people to move inland from vulnerable coastal areas. in nearby santa ana, local officials aren't taking any chances. this village school has been turned into an emergency shelter. translation: there is a tendency for landslides in this area in the past, so a village council has advised them to get out early. the philippines endures about 20 typhoons and storms each year, mangkhut is the strongest storm of 2018 so far. it's more than 500 miles in diameter, with sustained winds of over 160 miles an hour. we're around 100 miles away from where this storm is about to hit hardest. already, the winds are up and it's been raining heavily. as you can see, most people have heeded the warnings to stay inside and wait for this potentially deva

our correspondent howard johnson has been travelling through two areas weather forecasters say are likely to be hardest hit. within the last few hours, typhoon mankhut has made landfall on the northern tip of the main island of luzon. 5 million people are thought to be in the path of this potentially deadly storm. authorities had already urged thousands of people to move inland from vulnerable coastal areas. in nearby santa ana, local officials aren't taking any chances. this village school has been turned into an emergency shelter. translation: there is a tendency for landslides in this area in the past, so a village council has advised them to get out early. on the road out of cagayan province, we passed farmers anxious to do what they can to salvage their harvest. the philippines endures about 20 typhoons and storms each year, mankhut is the strongest storm of 2018 so far. it's more than 500 miles in diameter, with sustained winds of over 160 miles an hour. we're around 100 miles away from where this storm is about to hit hardest. already, the winds are up and it's been raining heavily

in the last few minutes, our reporter howard johnson sent this update from the philippines. i'm outside the provincial government headquarters were they just held an emergency briefing. the governor has a plan where he wants people to help their neighbours. if you live in a shack or a flimsy house, move to a more robust house. help a neighbour by letting them stay with you go a church or to a school. he is also saying there is a liquor ban or alcohol banned in place, to stop people drinking through this period and get exposed to the weather. i asked him if there we re to the weather. i asked him if there were any faults in his plan and he said potentially telecommunications could go down on roads were impassable. lots of bread was being loaded into baskets, ready to be taken up around the province. he is also appealing for air support for the national government to be able to spread that food around the province. last time the storm hit here, 2016, there were four casualties in this province. this time around, usurping a0 casualties and that seems somewhat optimistic given t

more than 5 million people are in its direct path. 0ur correspondent howard johnson has been travelling through the provinces of cagayan and isabela, two areas weather forecasters say are likely to be hardest hit. within the last few hours, typhoon mangkhut has made landfall on the northern tip of the main island of luzon. 5 million people are in the path of this potentially deadly storm. authorities already urged thousands of people to move inland from vulnerable coastal areas. in nearby santa ana, local officials are not taking any chances. this school has been turned into an emergency shelter. translation: there is a tendency for landslides in this area in the past, so a village council has advised them to get out early. on the road out of kedia and province we passed farmers anxious to do what they can to salvage their harvests. —— cagayan robbins. the philippines in viewers about 20 typhoons and storms each year. typhoon mangkhut is the strongest storm of 2018 so far. it is more than 500 miles in diameter, with sustained winds of over 160 miles an hour. we are around 100 miles

johnson recently interviewed senator trillanes for a bbc our world documentary. in it, critics of the president allege he is attacking democratic institutions and silencing his most vocal critics. the scene inside the senate building earlier this week, as senator trillanes was arrested by the police, following an order by president rodrigo duterte. it's a very serious rebellion. had it succeeded, it could have overthrown the government. mr trillanes had been holed up inside the building for three weeks while the government secured an arrest warrant. injust one presidential proclamation, he demonstrated his executive, legislative and judicial powers. so that's a dictatorship. mr trillanes was later released on bail, but now faces a second charge of instigating a coup d'etat. in 2003 and 2007, mr trillanes was part of two mutinies that stormed luxury premises in protest against the alleged corruption of former president gloria macapagal arroyo. the bloodless mutinies were short—lived, and trillanes was later arrested and jailed. former liberal president benigno a

howard johnson sent this report. there is a sense of calm here. but a storm is on its way and it's likely to devastate this coastline. the owner of this homes says he is staying put and he does not want thieves stealing his possessions. this man says he will watch the waves and pray to god before making any decision to evacuate his family. nearby, local officials are not taking any chances. this village of school has been turned into an emergency shelter. translation: there is a tendency for landslides in this area in the past, so the village council advises to out early. 0n the road outside of the province we passed farmers anxious to do what can to they salvage their harvest. rice prices have been steadily increasing in the philippines, and many fear the storm will only reinforce that trend. as we crossed into this other province, the weather began to worsen. electricity company was busy at work cutting down trees near power lines. as we enter the commercial hub, many were setting up shop early. the mood in this town is changing as a storm gets

more than five million people are in its direct path. 0ur correspondent howard johnson has been travelling through the provinces of cagayan and isabela, two areas weather forecasters say are likely to be hardest hit. within the last few hours, typhoon mankhut has hit the northern tip of the main island of luzon. 5 million people are thought to be in the path of this potentially deadly storm. authorities had already urged thousands of people to move inland from vulnerable coastal areas. in nearby santa ana, local officials aren't taking any chances. this village school has been turned into an emergency shelter. translation: there is a tendency for landslides in this area in the past, so a village council has advised them to get out early. on the road out of cagayan province, we pass farmers anxious to do what they can to salvage their harvest. the philippines endures about 20 typhoons and storms each year, mankhut is the strongest storm of 2018 so far. it's more than 500 miles in diameter, with sustained winds of over 160 miles an hour. we're around 100 miles away from where this storm is a

our correspondent howard johnson is in tuguegarao — in the north of the country. life is returning to normal here this morning. this is one of the hardest—hit provinces this morning. this is one of the ha rdest—hit provinces in this morning. this is one of the hardest—hit provinces in the north of the country. we have seen people opening up street markets, selling food again, tracking down their roots from their homes. we have seen that it roots from their homes. we have seen thatitis roots from their homes. we have seen that it is on the streets cleaned up. the day afterwards we visited a postal town. and during the 50 mile drive we saw at telephone poles have fallen down and forests ripped to shreds. when we got to the coast we met people there whose lives have been destroyed, houses crushed. fortu nately been destroyed, houses crushed. fortunately there were no casualties but this seaboard town had been quite hit by hard wind —— high wind. over 700 buildings had been damaged. there was concern about electricity supplies, about communications, telecomm

johnson has been travelling through the provinces of cagayan and isabela, two areas weather forecasters say are likely to be hardest hit. within the last few hours, typhoon mankhut has made landfall on the northern tip of the main island of luzon. 5 million people are thought to be in the path of this potentially deadly storm. authorities had already urged thousands of people to move inland from vulnerable coastal areas. in nearby santa ana, local officials aren't taking any chances. this village school has been turned into an emergency shelter. translation: there is a tendency for landslides in this area in the past, so a village council has advised them to get out early. on the road out of cagayan province, we passed farmers anxious to do what they can to salvage their harvest. the philippines endures about 20 typhoons and storms each year, mankhut is the strongest storm of 2018 so far. it's more than 500 miles in diameter, with sustained winds of over 160 miles an hour. we're around 100 miles away from where this storm is about to hit hardest. already, the winds are up and it's been

earlier, i spoke to our correspondent howard johnson. i'm in tuguegarao, a city of cagayan province. today we made a 50—mile journey to the coastline, to a small town called aparri. we visited it a few days ago, and preparations had been put in place to receive this storm. people have been tying down their roofs, there was talk of an evacuation centre. we met one man who said defiantly that he had watched the waves, and prayed to god before he made any decision to go to the evacuation centre. when we returned today, we saw this man and his home and it had been completely flattened. the roof have been ripped off, there was detritus all over his living room floor. he showed us a tv and a fan that had been broken by the heavy winds and rain. he told me that he was devastated, and that his life had been ripped to shreds, and he began crying as we interviewed him. this was similar across the town. aparri is on the coastline and a direct hit in the path of typhoon mangkhut. in this area, around 750 homes have been affected. lots of people's

our correspondent howard johnson sent us this update. today, we made the 50 milejourney toa today, we made the 50 milejourney to a seaside town that we visited a day before the storm struck. we wa nted day before the storm struck. we wanted to go back to see how people had fa res wanted to go back to see how people had fares during the storm. on the way we saw electricity poles felled, forests ripped to shreds and we saw crops completely destroyed. when we got there, we went along to meet a man who we had seen the day before the storm struck, he told us at the time he would wait to watch the waves and pray to god before they decide whether he would leave his home or not. when we saw him today, his house had been completely destroyed. the roof had been ripped off and his living room was in tatters. he was fighting back tears as he told us he was sad because his house had been completely destroyed. president utility has blown over this region today to assess the damage, he said he will dig deep to give to those most in need. —— preside

our correspondent howard johnson is travelling towards the north east of the country where the typhoon hit hardest and reports on the damage there. typhoon mangkhut has made landfall on the northern tip of the main island of luzon. five million people are thought to be in the path of this potentially deadly storm. authorities had already urged thousands of people to move inland from vulnerable coastal areas. in nearby santa ana, local officials aren't taking any chances. this village school has been turned into an emergency shelter. translation: there is a tendency for landslides in this area in the past, so a village council has advised them to get out early. on the road out of cagayan province, we passed farmers anxious to do what they can to salvage their harvest. the philippines endures about 20 typhoons and storms each year, mangkhut is the strongest storm of 2018 so far. it's more than 500 miles in diameter, with sustained winds of over 160 miles an hour. we're around 100 miles away from where this storm is about to hit hardest. already, the winds are up and it's been raining hea

johnson sent us this update. today, we made the 50 milejourney to a seaside town that we visited a day before the storm struck. we wanted to go back to see how people had fares during the storm. 0n the way we saw electricity poles felled, forests ripped to shreds and we saw crops completely destroyed. when we got there, we went along to meet a man who we had seen the day before the storm struck, he told us at the time he would wait to watch the waves and pray to god before they decide whether he would leave his home or not. when we saw him today, his house had been completely destroyed. the roof had been ripped off and his living room was in tatters. he was fighting back tears as he told us he was sad because his house had been completely destroyed. president duterte has blown over this region today to assess the damage, he said he will dig deep to give to those most in need. he says he shares the grief of those who have lost loved ones because of this typhoon. the final death toll is still not known because more

our correspondent howard johnson has been travelling through the provinces of cagayan and isabela — two areas weather forecasters say are likely to be hardest hit. within the last few hours, typhoon mankhut has made landfall on the northern tip of the main island of luzon. five million people are thought to be in the path of this potentially deadly storm. authorities had already urged thousands of people to move inland from vulnerable coastal areas. in nearby santa ana, local officials aren't taking any chances. this village school has been turned into an emergency shelter. translation: there is a tendency for landslides in this area in the past, so a village council has advised them to get out early. on the road out of cagayan province, we passed farmers anxious to do what they can to salvage their harvest. the philippines endures about 20 typhoons and storms each year, mankhut is the strongest storm of 2018 so far. it's more than 500 miles in diameter, with sustained winds of over 160 miles an hour. we're around 100 miles away from where this storm is about to hit hardest. already, th

howard johnson has sent this report. there is a sense of calm here. but a storm is on its way and it's likely to devastate this coastline. the owner of this comes as he is staying put and he does not want beats stealing his possessions. this man says he will watch the waves and pray to god before making any decision to evacuate his family. nearby, local officials are not taking any chances. this village of school has been turned into an emergency shelter. translation: there is a tendency for landslides in this area in the past, so the village council advises to out early. on the road outside of the province we passed farmers anxious to do what can to they salvage their harvest. rice prices have been steadily increasing in the philippines, and many fear the storm will only reinforce that trend. as he crossed into this other province, the weather began to worsen. electricity company was busy at work cutting down trees near power lines. as we enter the commercial hub, many we re as we enter the commercial hub, many were setting up shop early. the mood in

our correspondent howard johnson is travelling towards the north east of the philippines, where the typhoon hit hardest and reports on the damage there. we are on the road between two of the areas hardest hit by this storm. overnight, we have seen this area battered by heavy winds and rains and on the way here, we saw electricity posts felt, trees ripped to shreds. we have also heard reports there have been bridges and roads closed by flooding and also by landslides but what people are most concerned about are the coastal areas, these remote areas near the seaboard, what we have heard is that the storm passed directly overhead last night and the fear is that the devastation will be worse there. lot felizco is oxfam's country directorfor the philippines. she told me the extent of the damage across the philippines from typhoon mangkhut. it has been 16 hours since typhoon mangkhut made landfall and because of the coverage of this typhoon, it covers 23 provinces, along the eastern seaboard and in the northern portion of luzon. some of these areas are mountainous areas, along the coast, not very

earlier i spoke to our correspondent howard johnson. i'm in tuguegarao, a city of cagayan province. today we made a 50—mile journey to the coastline, to a small town called aparri. we visited it a few days ago, and preparations had been put in place to receive this storm. people have been tying down their roofs, there was talk of an evacuation centre. but we met one man who said defiantly that he had watched the waves, and prayed to god before he made any decision to go to the evacuation centre. when we returned today, we saw this man and his home and it had been completely flattened. the roof have been ripped off, there was detritus all over his living room floor. he showed us a tv and a fan that had been broken by the heavy winds and rain. he told me that he was devastated, and that his life had been ripped to shreds, and he began crying as we interviewed him. this was similar across the town. aparri is on the coastline and a direct hit in the path of typhoon mangkhut. in this area, around 750 homes have been affected. lots of people's lives are up in the air at the moment. we s

johnson has been travelling through the provinces of cagayan and isabela — two areas weather forecasters say are likely to be hardest hit. within the last few hours typhoon mankhut has hit the northern tip of the main island of luzon. 5 million people are thought to be in the path of this potentially deadly storm. authorities had already urged thousands of people to move inland from vulnerable coastal areas. in nearby centre and a local officials are not taking any chances. this village school has been turned into an emergency shelter. translation: there is a tendency for landslides in this area in the past, so a village council has advised them to get out early. on the road out of caviar and province we passed farmers anxious to do what they can to salvage their harvest. —— cagayan. the philippines endure is about 20 typhoons we're and storms each year and typhoon mankhut is the strongest of 2018 so far. it is more than 500 miles in diameter with sustained winds of over 160 miles an hour. we are around 100 miles away from where the storm is about to hit ha rd est. from where the sto

johnson recently, interviewed senator trillanes for a bbc our world documentary. in it, critics of the president allege he is attacking democratic institutions and silencing his most vocal critics. the scene inside the senate building earlier this week as senator trillanes was arrested by the police following an order by president rodrigo duterte. it's a very serious rebellion. how it's exceeded, it could have overthrown the government —— had. it's exceeded, it could have overthrown the government -- had. mr trillanes had been holed up inside the building for three weeks while the building for three weeks while the government secured an arrest warrant —— had it succeeded. the government secured an arrest warrant -- had it succeeded. in just one presidential proclamation, he demonstrated his executive, legislative and judicial powers. so that's a dictatorship. mr trillanes was later released on bail, but now faces a second charge of instigating a coup d'etat. in 2003 and 2007, mr trillanes was part of two mutinies that stormed luxury premises in protest aga