epa04690908 A Filipino resident with an umbrella walks past an old house in Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines, 03 April 2015. Philippine authorities prepared to evacuate thousands of people ahead of possible tidal surges, flash floods and landslides from an incoming typhoon. Typhoon Maysak had weakened over the last two days, but was still packing maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometres per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 185 kph as it neared the country’s eastern coast, the weather bureau said. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG