People in northern Philippines brace for landslides as super typhoon Noru heads to Vietnam

People in the northern Philippines were bracing for landslides on Monday after five rescue workers were killed in the aftermath of Typhoon Noru, which made landfall on Sunday and is now heading for Vietnam.

The Typhoon Karding, known locally as the Typhoon Karding, increased rapidly from Saturday to Sunday, arriving as a super typhoon at its peak of around 160 miles per hour more than 250 kph The typhoon went from the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane to Category 5 in just six hours. The stronger the wind speed of a hurricane or typhoon, the more powerful it is and destructive it is likely to be. Locals had little time to prepare for the much stronger storm because of the rapid intensification right before landfall.

It blasted the main island of Luzon on Sunday before weakening Monday to a Category 2 equivalent typhoon, according to the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The storm is picking up strength again as it approaches Vietnam.

The bodies of the five rescue workers killed have been recovered in the country's northern Bulacan province, according to Richard Gordon, chair of the Philippines Red Cross. He said that landslides were expected in more rural and mountainous regions, adding to the fear of more casualties.

People don't know how to start their lives again Willard Macaranas, owner of the PacifiKhulas Transient House hotel in Barangay Umiray, told CNN he hid for safety as the typhoon approached Sunday.

He said the feeling was indescribable and that he could only pray as he heard the sound of the wind and the rain on his roof.

Macaranas shared photos of the damage the typhoon caused to his hotel, showing parts of the facade torn off and the outer staircases damaged.

He said that it will be hard to start right now, and he believes that the damage will take three months to repair. I am worried about the future calamities that might happen to the business. Macaranas described the destruction he saw along the coastline, with houses and electricity lines torn down.

It hurts to see. He said that people don't know how to start their lives. I can see the pain in their eyes, and the big questions of how to get enough money to build a small home, or how to buy a new boat to fish again. Residents from Luzon are wading through chest-level floodwater to carry their belongings from their submerged homes.

More than a dozen tents were set up in schools and gymnasiums that were being used as evacuation centers, where 13,600 families retreated to avoid the flooding, Gordon said. Images and video from the island show destroyed houses and debris littering the road.

The Red Cross has mobilized 2,000 volunteers in the affected areas to provide food and other relief supplies.

Schools and businesses were closed on Monday in Luzon, and President Ferdinand Marcos ordered supplies to be airlifted and clean-up equipment provided to most affected communities.

The point at which we can stand down is when the majority of evacuees are already back home, according to Marcos at a news conference with disaster management officials on Monday.

Noru is moving away from Luzon island and is expected to re-intensify before it makes landfall over Vietnam on Tuesday.

Luzon, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the economy and about half of the country's 110 million population, started clean-up operations after floods in the capital region started subsiding, officials said.

Marcos, who will conduct an air inspection later on Monday, ordered officials to provide emergency power supply to two provinces north of the capital, Aurora and Nueva Ecija, which were left without electricity.

According to Netblocks, multiple regions were affected by internet outages related to power cuts after super typhoon Noru made landfall.