Residents watched in awe as an electrical storm lit up the sky the night before Typhoon Ambo struck the Philippines. <br /><br />Neighbours gathered in the street in the town of Rodriguez in Rizal province as the lightning flashed across the pitch black sky at around 8pm local time.<br /><br />The spectacular weather came just hours before Typhoon Ambo, with international name Vongfong, made landfall over Eastern Samar province at 12:15 p.m on May 14 bringing gusts of up to 180kmph.<br /><br />Eastern Samar and nearby provinces earlier suspended public and private work due to the typhoon that is expected to bring violent winds and heavy rains.<br /><br />Typhoon Ambo is the first typhoon to hit the country this year in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Millions of locals are still reeling from the economic problems caused by the coronavirus . Many now face being evacuated into shelters amid fears the storm could inflict severe damage.
