Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands ahead of typhoon, to shut main airport
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The Philippines evacuated 200,000 people in coastal and mountainous areas due to fears of flooding and landslides and said it would also shut its main international airport as a powerful typhoon was set to make landfall on Monday night.