(VOVworld) – Typhoon Rammasun has killed at least 20 people, injured 7 and left missing 5 others across the Philippines.

Residents wade through floods as they go back to their home while Typhoon Rammasun batters suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 (Photo: AP)

Typhoon Rammasun swept through the east of the Philippines with the wind gusts approaching 250 km/h, then moving toward the west. Around 500,000 Filipinos were affected by the typhoon with 423,000 sheltering at evacuation centers. 254 international and domestic flights were cancelled, many offices and schools were closed.