Footage filmed on Friday showed Typhoon Usagi battering the northern Philippine Cagayan province, knocking out a bridge and causing powercut and widespread damage.

Drone footage reveals the trail of destruction left by Typhoon Usagi in the Philippines' north :: Philippine Red Cross:: Cagayan province, Philippines ::Drone video released by the Philippine Red Cross showed residents walking past destroyed bridges and farmland littered with debris in Cagayan province on Friday.

Typhoon Usagi weakened sharply on Friday after bearing down on the Philippines' northern towns, blowing away houses in its path as authorities brace for another storm that could hit the capital Manila over the weekend.