A super typhoon that caused thousands to be evacuated in the Philippines has "slightly" weakened, according to the country's weather bureau.

The Philippines evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and confirmed at least three deaths Friday as a severe tropical storm battered the country, still feeling the effects of Super Typhoon Ragasa.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the Philippines disaster response agency to go on full alert as Super Typhoon Ragasa threatened the north of the country and set off storm alerts across East and Southeast Asia.

East Asia is bracing for the most powerful global typhoon so far this year to make landfall with mass evacuations across multiple countries.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from northern Philippine villages and schools and offices were closed in the archipelago and neighboring Taiwan as one of the strongest typhoons this year threatens to cause flooding and landslides on its way to

A supertyphoon, which made landfall in the northern Philippines, cutting power and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents, was headed toward China.

The death toll from Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi rose to 11 in the Philippines on Saturday as the cyclone bore down on Vietnam, authorities said.Bualoi was tearing across the South China Sea on Saturday at typhoon strength of 120 kilometres (75 miles) an hour,

Malaysia has extended its deepest condolences and sympathies to the government and people of the Philippines, especially victims and families affected by Tropical Cyclone Opong that has battered the country.