8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, Philippines time: Super Typhoon Nock-Ten, called Nina in the Philippines, has made landfall at 8 p.m. local time over Bato on Catanduanes island, according to the national weather authority PAGASA. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services reported that the typhoon, known as Nina in the Philippines, weakened on its way to the provinces of Batangas and Cavite and on Monday morning had maximum sustained winds of 140 km per hour and gusts of up to 230 kph, Efe news reported. 5:15 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26, Philippines time: Nock-Ten is no longer a super typhoon, having been downgraded by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center to Category 3-equivalent typhoon status, and remains on track to cross southern Luzon Monday evening through southern Quezon, Laguna, Batangas and Cavite. The civil defence office had warned that the capital could suffer "heavy to intense rains, flashfloods and severe winds", with rescue boats ready to be deployed in case the rivers overflow. The Philippines has been battered by devastating typhoons in recent years, most notably Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 -- considered to be among the strongest storms to make landfall. In 2013, more than 6,000 people were killed and 200,000 homes destroyed when Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest-ever storm to make landfall in the Philippines, hit the central islands of Leyte and Samar.
Typhoon Nock-ten (Nina) strikes the Philippines.