NEW : Hagupit is downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm , U.S. agency says . Many roads were flooded , but not impassable . Philippine government spokesman blames the cyclone for two deaths . ` ` The roof was blown off my house last night , '' says a woman now staying at a church . Security concerns rise as the storm moves slowly across the country .
NEW : Hagupit is downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm , U.S. agency says . Philippine government spokesman blames the cyclone for two deaths . ` ` The roof was blown off my house last night , '' says a woman now staying at a church . Security concerns rise as the storm moves slowly across the country .