epa04399829 A Filipino resident reinforces their shanty at a fishing village in Navotas City, east of Manila, Philippines, 14 September 2014. State weather bureau raised Storm Warning Signal 3 as Typhoon Kalmaegi, packing maximum winds of 120 kph and gusts of up to 150 kph, barrelled toward the northern Philippines from the country's east coast. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

epa04399828 A Filipino boy riding on a makeshift raft paddles at a fishing village in Navotas City, east of Manila, the Philippines, 14 September 2014. State weather bureau raised Storm Warning Signal 3 as Typhoon Kalmaegi, packing maximum winds of 120 kph and gusts of up to 150 kph, barrelled toward the northern Philippines from the country's east coast. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

epa04400154 A Filipino stand at the break water during a heavy downpour brought by typhoon Kalmaegi in Manila bay, Philippines, 14 September 2014. State weather bureau raised Storm Warning Signal 3 as Typhoon Kalmaegi, packing maximum winds of 120 kph and gusts of up to 150 kph, barrelled toward the northern Philippines from the country's east coast. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

epa04401333 A lifeboat and life jackets are left at the shore after being used by survivors of a vessel that partly sank by strong waves brought by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Manila bay, the Philippines, 15 September 2014. Typhoon Kalmaegi barreled northern Philippines from the country's East Coast State weather bureau said. Storm Warning still raised to Signal number 3 in northern Luzon as Typhoon Kalmaegi made its way out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility. Typhoon Kalmaegi hit with maximum winds of 120 kph and gusts of up to 150 kph. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

epa04401368 Filipino children affected by a river overflow rest inside a gymnasium turned into a temporary evacuation center in Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines, 15 September 2014. Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least three people and displaced nearly 8,000 people as it battered the northern Philippines on the weekend 13-14 September, the national disaster relief agency said. Kalmaegi left some roads and bridges impassable in the northern Philippines, as floodwaters reached as high as 20 metres in the affected areas, officials said. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

epa04401330 Filipinos clean debris brought by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Manila bay, the Philippines, 15 September 2014. Typhoon Kalmaegi barreled northern Philippines from the country's East Coast State weather bureau said. Storm Warning still raised to Signal number 3 in northern Luzon as Typhoon Kalmaegi made its way out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility. Typhoon Kalmaegi hit with maximum winds of 120 kph and gusts of up to 150 kph. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

epa04401371 Filipino residents observe a flood monitor scale at a swelling river in Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines, 15 September 2014. Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least three people and displaced nearly 8,000 people as it battered the northern Philippines on the weekend 13-14 September, the national disaster relief agency said. Kalmaegi left some roads and bridges impassable in the northern Philippines, as floodwaters reached as high as 20 metres in the affected areas, officials said. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

epa04401367 Filipino children wade through the waters on a flooded road in Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines, 15 September 2014. Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least three people and displaced nearly 8,000 people as it battered the northern Philippines on the weekend 13-14 September, the national disaster relief agency said. Kalmaegi left some roads and bridges impassable in the northern Philippines, as floodwaters reached as high as 20 metres in the affected areas, officials said. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

epa04401366 Filipino rescuers maneuver their boats along an overflown river in Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines, 15 September 2014. Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least three people and displaced nearly 8,000 people as it battered the northern Philippines on the weekend 13-14 September, the national disaster relief agency said. Kalmaegi left some roads and bridges impassable in the northern Philippines, as floodwaters reached as high as 20 metres in the affected areas, officials said. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

epa04401375 Filipinos on bicycles cross a flooded street in Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines, 15 September 2014. Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least three people and displaced nearly 8,000 people as it battered the northern Philippines on the weekend 13-14 September, the national disaster relief agency said. Kalmaegi left some roads and bridges impassable in the northern Philippines, as floodwaters reached as high as 20 metres in the affected areas, officials said. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

epa04401384 A Filipino braves the waves as he tries to recover usable materials from debris brought by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Manila Bay, Philippines, 15 September 2014. Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least three people and displaced nearly 8,000 people as it battered the northern Philippines on the 13-14 September weekend, the national disaster relief agency said. More than a dozen ferry trips and nearly 50 domestic flights were cancelled as the storm hit 14 September, cutting off electricity in eight northern provinces. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO