<span style="color: #222222;">Philippines is on high alert as super-typhoon Noru lashes the country's eastern islands and has urged the civilians in high-risk areas to evacuate as soon as possible.<br />'' <br />'' Typhoon Noru is packing winds of up to 240 km per hour after an explosive intensification as it hits the Polillo islands and heads west towards the main island of Luzon. It could cause landslides, flash flooding and dangerous storm surges, including in the capital, Manila.<br />'' <br />'' The storm's intensity increased by 90 km per hour in 24 hours which according to the forecasters is unprecedented. The Philippines weather service has issued a wind signal five for Luzon, the highest warning level which marks Noru as a super-typhoon.<br />'' <br />'' The severity of the storm can be detected from the fact that fishermen in Quezon Province, east of Manila, have been prevented from heading to sea, and there were reports of some areas being without power. Flights and ferry services have been cancelled.<br />'' <br />'' Since Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean, this makes it highly vulnerable to storms.<br />'' <br />''An estimated 400 had people died when Typhoon Rai hit the country in December 2021, creating a scene of widespread destruction and carnage.</span><br />