With gusts reaching 149 mph, Typhoon Usagi struck the coastal town of Baggao in the Cagayan province of the Philippines.

The storm made landfall on the island of Luzon. Forecasters warned of torrential rain and landslides in the north of the country.

AccuWeather meteorologists say the Western Pacific Ocean is experiencing a surge in tropical activity this week, with four storms stretching from Vietnam to the Mariana Islands. As one typhoon makes its exit from the Philippines Monday,

The Philippines has scrambled to deal with multiple calamities wreaked by four back-to-back typhoons and storms in less than a month.

The Philippines ordered evacuations ahead of Typhoon Usagi on Wednesday, as the UN disaster office sought $32.9 million in aid for the country after storms that killed more than 150