A car was struck by a huge fallen tree as strong winds battered Mandaluyong City in Manila, the Philippines on Thursday (November 12).

Alexander Joseph Nayve Soriano, who lives nearby, said the old tree had withstood several storms in the past until it gave in to Typhoon Vamco, also known as Ulysses, which made landfall for the second time on Wednesday night.

He said: "Several trees have been brought down today with one hitting a car, after the extreme winds from the storm. Luckily, no one was hurt in the accident."

The destruction came as winds of up to 80 mph smashed into the region on Wednesday night before dumping rainwater.

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.