SAN PABLO , Philippines: One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines killed at least eight people on Thursday as ferocious gales and landslides destroyed tens of thousands of homes.

Super Typhoon Lawin (international name: Haima) struck late on Wednesday night with winds similar to those of catastrophic Yolanda (Haiyan) in 2013, which was then the strongest storm to strike the disaster-prone Southeast Asian archipelago and claimed more than 7,350 lives.

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