At least four people were killed and millions left in darkness in the Philippines as typhoon Hagupit knocked out electric power and flattened homes, dpa cited officials as saying Sunday. Two people were also injured as Hagupit slammed into the coastal town of Dolores in Eastern Samar province on Saturday evening, bringing heavy rains and howling winds. "The typhoon is still battering other parts of the country, but so far it brought mainly damage to property," said Alexander Pama, head of the national disaster risk management council. "We hope it will not cause more destruction," he added. Hagupit weakened after making its second landfall over the coastal town of Cataingan in the central province of Masbate, and was packing maximum winds of 140 kilometres per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 170 kph, the weather bureau said.
