Super typhoon Megi hits Philippines

A motorcycle and sidecar are buffeted by high winds, as super typhoon Megi hits Aparri, northern Philippines Photograph: Bradley Ambrose/Getty Images Villagers make their way through Megi's strong winds and rain Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA Filipinos make their way through strong wind and rain Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA A villager wears an improvised smock, as he battles through the storm in Isabela province Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA As a category 5 super typhoon, the highest rating for a tropical cyclone, Megi is causing major damage in the northern Philippines Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA Children wash themselves under a bridge in Manila. Residents whose homes were destroyed by flooding during typhoon Ketsana last year face similar destruction owing to super typhoon Megi Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images A man sits with his children at their home under a bridge in Manila, while Megi hits northern Philippines Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images A weather forecaster monitors the path of super typhoon Megi Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP