Storm forces school closures, evacuations in Philippines

Tropical Storm Ma-on weakened slightly as it blew northwestward across mountainous northern provinces with sustained winds of 100 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 125 kph after slamming into Maconacon town in Isabela province on Tuesday morning, government forecasters said.The storm will start to blow away from the country overnight and head toward southern China, they said.

"The heavy rains pose possible risks to the general public," Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said. Two villagers were injured and taken to hospitals after being hit by falling trees in Cagayan province, safety officer Rueli Rapsing said by telephone, adding more than 2,000 people were evacuated from villages that were prone to flash floods, landslides and tidal surges.

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