The storm made landfall late Saturday as a super typhoon after packing winds of 161 miles per hour. Forecasters warned of a “potentially catastrophic” situation.

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Packing winds of 185 kph (115 mph), the storm Man-Yi was heading for the eastern part of the main island of Luzon, spurring the weather agency to raise its second-highest alert fo