A strong typhoon devastated the Philippines last week. Typhoon Nesat hit the main Philippine island of Luzon and brought the capital city of Manila to a standstill.

一强烈台风在上周重创菲律宾。尼莎台风侵袭菲律宾的主要岛屿吕宋岛，造成首都马尼拉动弹不得。

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A lake of southwest Luzon, Philippines, south of Manila. It contains volcano Island, the site of the active volcano Mount Taal.

塔阿尔湖菲律宾吕宋岛西南部，位于马尼拉以南。

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It was the first of a series of three massive storms that devastated wide areas of the island of Luzon, where Manila is located, and claimed almost a thousand lives.

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Manila, on the island of Luzon, and the nearby province of Rizal bore the brunt of the storm.

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