Marce pounds Northern Luzon; Cagayan folk flee homes

TUGUEGARAO CITY — Typhoon Marce (international name: Yinxing) lashed northern Luzon on Thursday, bringing intense rainfall and fierce winds that caused extensive property damage, flooded low-lying areas, and forced residents to evacuate. Marce had forced at least 4,912 families (17,737 people) to seek refuge in evacuation centers or with relatives and neighbors across Cagayan province,