Typhoon Koppu bears down on Philippines as flights are cancelled

The government has urged residents and tourists to move to safer ground on as a powerful storm approaches north-eastern par Luzon Domestic flights in the Philippines have been cancelled and residents and tourists urged to move to safer ground as a powerful typhoon approaches north-eastern parts of the main island of Luzon. With winds of up to 160kmh (100 mph), typhoon Koppu is about 300km (185 miles) east of Baler in Aurora province, moving west and due to make landfall in the next 12 to 18 hou...