Typhoon Goni smashed into the Philippines on Sunday (November 1) killing at least 10 people.

Footage shows severe flash floods with muddy torrents from an overflowing river gushing through homes in Albay province.

Carmines Sur province and Albay province were the worst-hit regions, with the typhoon making landfall shortly after sunrise.

Typhoon Goni brought wind and heavy rain, blew trees, destroyed buildings and left behind severe flooding across Albay province. It is now moving towards the Marinduque-Southern Quezon area and exiting the country overnight.

The storm, also known as Typhoon Rolly, exploded into the strongest typhoon of the year. Its winds increased from 100 mph to 180 mph between Thursday and Friday night as it hurtled across the Western Pacific Sea.

It made landfall in the country on Sunday morning. Forecasters said it has the same force as a category 5 hurricane.

More than one million residents - around 1,000 of them with Covid-19 - have been evacuated from their homes into temporary evacuation centres. There were concerns that evacuations could further spread the virus.

Weather and disaster officials said Typhoon Goni is among the strongest typhoons to hit the Philippines since Haiyan, which killed more than 6,300 people in 2013.

Senator Christopher Go, an aide of President Rodrigo Duterte, said: "We are having a hard time with Covid-19, and then here comes another disaster.''

A second typhoon, Atsani, was trailing behind Goni and gaining strength with winds of around 35 mph.