( CNN ) -- An intense typhoon made landfall in the southern Philippines early Tuesday amid fears that it could be worse than a 2011 storm that killed more than 1,200 people . Typhoon Bopha struck the southern island of Mindanao shortly before 4:45 a.m. ( 3:45 p.m. Monday ET ) , the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center reported . The storm packed top winds of 175 kph ( 110 mph ) as it came ashore over the city of Baganga , and millions of people -- many of whom live in remote and unprepared communities -- were in the storm 's path , Philippine authorities and aid groups said . The tightly packed but powerful storm threatened to bring devastating flash floods and landslides . High winds could blast some homes into sticks , uproot trees and cut power for days , government officials warned . The storm weakened slightly as it moved west across Mindanao during the course of the morning , the Philippine Atmospheric , Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said . There were no immediate reports of casualties . The storm , dubbed `` Pablo '' in the Philippines , had blown up into a super typhoon at one point Monday , with sustained winds greater than 240 kph -- the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean , the Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported . That wind speed is two and a half times the top winds of Severe Tropical Storm Washi , known in the Philippines as Sendong , whose heavy rains set off landslides that swept away entire villages in the same region a year ago . `` Many emotional people in ( Mindanao ) trying to prepare for Pablo with Sendong fresh in their minds , '' Carin van der Hor , the Philippines director for the children 's charity Plan International , wrote Monday on Twitter . In the fishing village of Hinatuan , officials had warned coastal and island residents to evacuate to government shelters in the final hours before the storm hit , CNN affiliate ABS-CBN reported . At sea near the storm , waves reached as high as 52 feet , according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center . On land , the outer bands of the storm had already begun to bring intense rain and high winds to coastal communities before landfall was made , according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council . Government agencies had moved millions of dollars worth of relief supplies into position for quick delivery to storm-hit regions and put emergency crews , the military and hospitals on standby . School classes were suspended in many cities , and at least 80 flights were canceled , according to the disaster agency . The threat to Mindanao comes just weeks ahead of the first anniversary of Washi , whose heavy rains set off flash floods in the middle of the night that swept away entire villages . More than 1,200 people died and hundreds of thousands were left homeless , prompting a humanitarian crisis . Stormy weather in recent months also has caused death and destruction in other areas of the Philippines , where poor infrastructure leaves many communities highly vulnerable . Severe flooding in the region of the capital , Manila , killed more than 80 people in August . And Tropical Cyclone Son-Tinh left at least 27 people dead after sweeping across the central Philippines in October . Palau , a tiny island nation roughly 1,000 kilometers ( 600 miles ) east of Mindanao , had a close shave with Bopha as the typhoon churned past , catching some outlying parts of the archipelago . `` It was headed right toward Palau , '' said Derek Williams , a meteorologist for the U.S. National Weather Service in Guam . But at the last minute , `` it just turned to the west and fortunately went south of them , '' he said . `` I really think they escaped the brunt of the storm , '' Williams said in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , noting that Palau does n't usually get hit by strong typhoons . Bopha nonetheless brought down a lot of trees and caused widespread power outages in Palau , according to Williams . `` The fast movement of the system really prevented a lot of flooding , '' he said . `` I think probably only a few inches of rain fell , so that 's certainly good news , because Palau itself is susceptible to mudslides . '' CNN 's Michael Pearson reported from Atlanta and CNN 's Jethro Mullen reported from Hong Kong .
NEW : This means the product will ship as received by the manufacturer, sealed, with all advertised components, and with the manufacturer warranty. The storm hit the southern Philippine island early Tuesday . Philippine authorities warn of flash floods and landslides . The typhoon comes almost a year after a storm killed more than 1,200 people on Mindanao .