A super typhoon ripped through the Philippines’ largest island on Sunday, knocking down houses and sending more than half a million people to emergency shelters, as rare back-to-back storms cause havoc across an exhausted nation.

The sixth tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines in a month intensified with maximum sustained winds reaching 121 mph.

Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Super Typhoon Man-yi had sustained wind speeds of 160 mph as it made landfall in the Philippines on Saturday. The massive storm has forced over 500,000 people out of their homes in the country's Bicol Region, which constitutes six provinces.