[caption id='attachment_790410' width='550'] A village in Daraga, Albay was among the communities hit hard by Super Typhoon Rolly. A family waits for rescuers on their roof. PHOTO BY AJ MIRAFLOR[/caption]

AT least seven people were killed as Super Typhoon Rolly (international name: Goni) pounded the Philippines on Sunday, ripping off roofs, toppling power lines and causing flooding in the hardest-hit areas where hundreds of thousands have fled their homes.