ILOCOS SUR CUTOFF Quirino Bridge in Bantay town, Ilocos Sur, had two sections washed away by the swelling, raging river, its water thickened with mud, during the onslaught of Typhoon 'Egay' in northern Luzon on Wednesday. Among the worst hit by the typhoon, Ilocos Sur and neighboring Ilocos Norte have been declared under a state of calamity. —John Noel Andaya/CONTRIBUTOR At least 25 people, including children, drowned after a motorized banca they were riding on Laguna Lake was overturned by strong winds and big waves whipped up by Typhoon 'Egay' (international name: Doksuri) as it was blowing northwest out of the country on Thursday.

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