A powerful typhoon has wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it barreled across the northern Philippines.

A super typhoon barreled toward the Philippines’ largest island on Sunday, as more than half a million people sought shelter from the latest in a string of powerful storms to threaten the country.

Typhoon Man-yi devastated the northern Philippines, causing extensive damage and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate. With winds up to 195 km/h, it struck Catanduanes province first, cutting power and elevating tidal surges.