Super Typhoon Bopha slams into Philippines

[NewsCaster]

Afp / AFP - Getty ImagesWorkers clear a road with a fallen tree after Typhoon Bophal hit the city of Tagum, Davao del Norter province, on the southern island of Mindanao on Dec.4. By NBC News staffSuper Typhoon Bopha, packing maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, made landfall in the southern Philippines early Tuesday, The Weather Channel reported.

The storm is equivalent to a category-five hurricane, according to The Weather Channel report.

The storm came ashore in the southern province of Davao at dawn, uprooting trees and blowing off roofs, Australian broadcaster ABC reported.


Follow @NBCNewsWorld Residents in flood-prone areas were moving into shelters, ABC reported.

NBCNews