Three people have died after Typhoon Mangkhut brought floods, landslides and power cuts as it continues to ravage the northern Philippines.
The storm hit the main island of Luzon just before dawn on Saturday, bringing torrential down[ours and winds of more than 124mph (200kph).
Two rescuers were killed trying to free people trapped in a landslide in the mountainous Cordillera region, according to Ricardo Jalad, head of the national disaster agency.
A body was also found in a river in Manila, police confirmed shortly afterwards.
Known locally as Ompong, the typhoon departed the Philippines before noon local time and moved towards southern China and Vietnam with reduced wind speeds of 106mph (170 kph).
State weather agency PAGASA warned the danger was far from over despite downgrading the domestic threat level.
"We are asking the people to remain alert and continue taking precautions," said PAGASA meteorologist Rene Paciente.
Storm surges and heavy rains could still trigger more floods and landslides, but the latest warning said there was "no serious threat".
"Significant wind-driven waves can still affect low-lying coastal communities," it said. "Residents in these communities are advised to stay away from the coast or beaches and cancel all marine activities."
Rapid response teams were on standby with the air force for search and rescue missions as authorities assessed damage areas in the path of the storm, which felled trees, electricity poles and tore off shop signs and sheet metal roofs.
There was flooding in several provinces and parts of the capital Manila.
More than 1,000 houses were damaged in Cagayan province, where the storm first made landfall.
Rogelio Sending, a government official in Cagayan, said there were widespread reports of power cuts and uprooted trees blocking roads.
"This makes the clearing operations really difficult," he said.
Authorities say they were better prepared for Mangkhut than they were in 2013, when Typhoon Haiyan killed more than 6,300 people.
A massive evacuation effort from high-risk coastal areas was undertaken in the preceding two days, with more than 105,000 people staying in temporary shelters.
Renato Solidum, a senior official at the Science and Technology department, said: "There has been an aggressive information dissemination to prepare well.
"Because the people had experienced a super typhoon recently, in 2016, they really had imagination about what happened before and that they really need to be prepared."
Mangkhut is the 15th and most powerful typhoon to strike the Philippines so far this year.
Additional reporting by Reuters
