A super typhoon has made second landfall on the Philippines’ main island of Luzon, with forecasters warning of “life-threatening storm surge”, heavy rains and severe winds, writes BBC.

Man-Yi, known locally as Pepito, first touched down on the country’s eastern Cantanduanes island at 21:40 local time (13:40 GMT) on Saturday, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 195 km/h, the state forecaster said.

More than a million people have been ordered to evacuate since warnings were first issued.

Man-Yi is the 6th typhoon to hit the Philippines in a month, with at least 160 people known to have died in the five previous storms.

The super typhoon already ripped through Cantanduanes, where it uprooted trees, damaged some buildings and pulled down power lines.

The storm did not lose any strength as it made landfall in the province of Aurora and began traversing the island of Luzon, the Philippines News Agency reported, with some gusts peaking at 305 km/h.

Further widespread heavy rain from Man-Yi is forecast in northern areas of the main island. At least 200mm is expected to fall into Monday, leading to potentially “life-threatening” flooding and catastrophic mudslides, putting millions at risk from storm surges, the government said.

The country’s capital Manila, where about 15 million people live, is not forecast to be in the typhoon’s path.

Earlier on Sunday, dozens of flights were cancelled due to the incoming storm, according to local broadcaster ABS-CBN News.