FLOODWATERS submerged hundreds of houses in the northern Philippines on Monday after water released from the Magat Dam following Typhoon Pepito caused the Cagayan River to break its banks.

Packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 185 kilometers an hour, Pepito slammed into Catanduanes island late Saturday and the main island of Luzon on Sunday afternoon.

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