This is the dramatic moment a ferry broke loose during Typhoon Vamco and smashed into a bridge in the Philippines this morning.

The vessel had been used to carry people across the Marikina River in the Metro Manila area of the capital city. However, the river was swollen with fast-flowing muddy torrents when the typhoon made landfall and hit the region on Wednesday evening.

Footage from this morning (November 12) shows how the ferry broke loose and floated towards a bridge. Shocked locals watched as it crashed into the concrete structure.

The huge metal ferry was folded double as the deck and railings bent from the force of the flooded river. Onlooker, Jul, said: ''I've never seen such a powerful storm. The boat just broke like a little toy.''

The astonishing scene came as winds of up to 80 mph smashed into the region on Wednesday night before dumping rainwater across the capital Manila. The worst-hit part of the capital region was in Marikina City.

By midday today hundreds of thousands of homes in the city were left without power or Internet connections. Residents stuck in their homes were unable to leave to get food.

''I can hear an elderly woman outside calling for help,'' said Christina, 27, a stranded office worker.

''Now the water's chest-deep and people are travelling around in boats. This is the worst I've ever seen it.''

Typhoon Vamco, referred to as Typhoon Ulysses in the Philippines made landfall in the Quezon province on Luzon island on Tuesday evening before moving towards the capital Manila, home to more than two million people.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Vamco was a Category Two typhoon and made a ‘signal 3’ warning, with signal 5 being the highest.

They warned of ‘’heavy damage to high-risk structures’’ and ‘’increasing damage to old, dilapidated residential structures, and houses of light materials.”

The agency said there would be ‘’widespread disruption of electrical power and communication services’.’

The storm comes just over a week after Typhoon Goni, also known as Typhoon Rolly, killed 74 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the Philippines when it made landfall on November 1.