Army troops and police were deployed to rescue residents trapped in flooded villages in the hard-hit provinces of Aurora and Nueva Ecija.
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Thanks to Associated Press correspondent Jim Gomez for this update on Typhoon Koppu, which has killed two people and flooded provinces in the northeast section of the Philippines. Army troops and police are on scene to help rescue stranded people and provide emergency services. According to reporter Gomez, at least 16,000 people have been displaced by the storm and electrical power has been cut for much of the northern Philippines. Aloha, Russ.