Typhoon Ompong (international name: Mangkhut), the biggest storm of the year, smashed through the Philippines on Saturday, claiming its first victims as two women were killed when a rain-drench hillside collapsed on them.

The massive storm cut a swathe of destruction when it struck the northern tip of Luzon island, threatening the lives and homes of roughly four million people.

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