Thousands of Filipinos flee typhoon

Utor tore up power lines and communication links in the central Philippines, including Cebu island, Leyte and the resort island of Boracay.

 

A one-year-old girl was killed in Capiz province when a tree fell on to her house.

 

A boy was killed after his boat capsized in central Roxas city. The boy’s mother and a 70-year-old man were reported missing.

 

A boat operator from Boracay was killed after his vessel capsized.

 

On Friday, the Philippines shelved a high-profile gathering of Asian leaders in Cebu until early January.

 

Utor, a category 2 typhoon, is expected to strengthen to a category 4 by Tuesday as it skirts south of the Chinese island of Hainan.

 

Utor is the fifth typhoon to hit the Philippines since September.