Typhoon Krathon, locally known as Julian, battered northern provinces in the Philippines on Monday, causing flooding in several areas. The typhoon could reach the category of a super typhoon, the Philippine state weather agency said. Julian was packing maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometres per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 215 kph. In Santo Domingo, over 300 kilometres north of Manila, reports citing local officials said that a 16-year-old drowned in the sea after he and his father were carried away by strong currents. Rescuers were still searching for the father. The national highway in B…