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Over the last month, the Philippines has been hit by six major storms, including five typhoons.

"We are terrified of the typhoon, as it may intensify and the waters can rise," she told the AFP news agency from a shelter in the eastern Albay province.

The park also has been battered by storms and typhoons.

Typhoon Kong-rey, the biggest typhoon to directly hit Taiwan in nearly 30 years, has made landfall on the island's eastern coast.

However, recent years have seen typhoons with stronger, more destructive winds and heavier rains.