This was the terrifying scene as Typhoon Ompong hit the northern part of the Philippines on Friday morning.

Footage showed the deadly super-typhoon battering trees and pounding rain on the village of Aparri in the province of Cagayan.

Residents were bracing themselves as the epicentre of the storm was expected to hit early Saturday morning.

Thousands of people have already been evacuated.

This was the terrifying scene as Typhoon Ompong hit the northern part of the Philippines on Friday morning.

Footage shows the deadly super-typhoon battering trees and pounding rain on the village of Aparri in the province of Cagayan.

Residents were bracing themselves as the epicentre of the storm is expected was expected to hit early Saturday morning.

Thousands of people have already been evacuated.

In a bulletin released past 8 pm on Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Ompong is already 260 kilometers east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora, still moving northwest at 30 kilometers per hour (km/h).