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Typhoons are common in the Philippines at this time of the year, but Trami's rains were unusually heavy, the state weather bureau told BBC News.

Earlier this year, China's weather bureau warned of hotter and longer heatwaves, adding that maximum temperatures across the country could rise by up to 2.8C within the next 30 years.

Survivors claimed Billy had “a way of knowing what the weather will be that, for accuracy, puts to shame all the storm signals and information of the weather bureaus,” the P-I reported.

The early start to fire season comes as Australia recorded its driest September on record and the weather bureau forecast months of hot weather and below average rainfall ahead.

The weather bureau put out a land warning on Tuesday after issuing a sea alert late Monday.