By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds early Sunday and about a million people have been evacuated in its projected path, including in the capital where the main international airport was ordered closed. 'There are so many people who are really in vulnerable areas,' said Ricardo Jalad, who heads the government's disaster-response agency. 'We're expecting major damage.' Typhoon Goni hit the island province of Catanduanes at dawn with sustained winds of 225 kilometers (140 miles) per hour and gusts of 280 kph (174 mph) — equivalent to […]
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