Floods raged through a village as super typhoon Rai lashed the Philippines killing at least one person.

Video shows the brown floodwater rapidly flowing next to homes in Barangay Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City in Misamis Oriental province on December 16. The deluge was caused by a nearby creek that overflowed due to the intense downpour.

Residents said the rain has abated slightly on Friday, but they remain on high alert for possible flood hazards.

State weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that ‘heavy to torrential’ rains were expected over the south-central parts of the Philippines until Friday.

Typhoon Rai made its first landfall in Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte province 1:30 pm local time, weakening from a Category 5 hurricane or super typhoon to a Category 3 storm.

More than 300,000 residents in flood and landslide-prone rural areas have been preemptively evacuated by local government units while bracing for the powerful typhoon. Disaster officials confirmed that one person had died so far – a 54-year-old woman whose residence was smashed by bamboo trees in Iloilo City.

PAGASA said Typhoon Rai may make another landfall in the northern-central portion of the Palawan islands today before exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday.