Residents were trapped on the second floor of their houses, while others had to take refuge on their roofs as Typhoon Vamco battered the Philippines.

Footage shows the devastation in Marikina city, one of the worst-hit areas, in the Metro Manila capital region, on Thursday (November 12).

One resident said some of their neighbours were trapped inside the house so they immediately asked for rescuers to help them.

He said: “I am worried about my neighbour who only have a small house because they were trapped inside."

Vamco made landfall in Quezon province on Luzon island on Tuesday evening before leaving the region and moving towards the capital Manila, home to more than two million people, where it made landfall again.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said that at least 38 people have been killed by typhoon Vamco, or Ulysses, and dozens more are still missing.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Vamco was a Category 2 and issued 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.