reported that Nock-ten continued to strengthen and upgraded it to a Severe Tropical Storm. Nock-ten moved east of the Polillo Islands as it moved towards Aurora. A few hours later, the JTWC reported that Nock-ten rapidly intensified to a category 1 typhoon and made landfall over the town of Casiguran, Aurora while developing an eye feature and started weakening after land interaction with the Sierra Madre mountain range. Nock-ten affected multiple areas in Central Luzon as it traveled through the landmass of Luzon. Later the same day, JMA reported that Nock-ten had exited Luzon island at Candon, Ilocos maintaining severe tropical storm strength. Overnight, the storm weakened and became disorganized as the Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded it to a minor tropical storm the next day. On July 29, the storm gradually regained strength while traveling through the South China Sea and approached the Chinese province Qionghai. Later that day, the storm strengthened over land and headed north towards Hainan's provincial capital region Haikou. The storm weakened rapidly and at midnight that day, the JMA, issuing their final warning, downgraded it to a tropical low over Vietnam. Preparations and impact Philippines The provinces of Albay, Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur were reported to be completely flooded by rain. Minor damage to rice crops was reported. Heavier rains were expected throughout the day as the system moved into the South China Sea and reintensified. The number of missing was raised to 31 after 25 crewmembers of a fishing boat were reported missing when their boat was caught in the storm off Masbate. All classes in Luzon on July 26 and 27 were suspended. In Northern Luzon, Nock-ten's heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding. The national roads were impassable and landslides were reported. About 26 domestic flights were cancelled from July 26 to 27. The death toll was upgraded to 27 and more than 60 people were listed as missing. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council began rescuing stranded people and searching for lost fishermen. On July 28, the death toll was put at 35 as two government mines bureau staffers and two police officers with them were recovered from flood waters and landslides in Luzon. By that time, the storm displaced a total of 728,554 people from several Philippine provinces in Luzon within the Ilocos Region, Central Luzon and Bicol Region. Later that day, the government accused the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical