Typhoon Yutu, locally known as Rosita, slammed into the town of Dinapigue in the northern Philippines province of Isabela early Tuesday morning as a Category 2 storm, knocking out power and downing trees with sustained winds of 93 mph and gusts clocked up to 130 mph.

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Warnings were issued for possible landslides and waves up to 10 feet. Roofs were ripped off of homes and debris scattered as the typhoon hit the area. The storm brought half a foot of rain to Tuguegarao.

More than 10,000 villagers evacuated to safety before the storm's landfall. By Tuesday night, eight deaths had been confirmed in the Philippines, and 31 others were missing in mudslides.

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State weather agency PAGASA advised against land and sea travel and boat services were suspended in the port city of Batangas, according to Channel NewsAsia.

The storm weakened slightly after landfall, according to government forecasters, and headed into the South China Sea. Yutu could next bring heavy rain into southeast China and Taiwan through the end of the week.

Yutu reached the Philippines after clobbering the U.S. Pacific territory of the Northern Mariana Islands last week as a Category 5 storm. It was the strongest storm to hit any part of the U.S. this year.