Authorities in the Philippines on Thursday ordered evacuations in northeastern towns ahead of the arrival of Super Typhoon Usagi, as the storm-ravaged nation prepares for its fifth typhoon in a month and braces for a sixth later in the week.

The storm made landfall on the island of Luzon. Forecasters warned of torrential rain and landslides in the north of the country.

Typhoon Usagi made landfall in the city of Baggao, in the province of Cagayan, with winds of 175 km/h. Typhoon Usagi made landfall on Thursday in northern Philippines, as authorities evacuated thousands of people in coastal areas of the archipelago,