Story highlights Typhoon Haima makes landfall in Philippines, impacting more than 60,000 people

After hitting the Philippines, it's expected to veer northwest toward the Chinese coast

(CNN) Heavy damage to infrastructure and agriculture is expected in northeast Philippines, officials said Thursday, as the cleanup began in the wake of Typhoon Haima.

Haima was the second typhoon to hit Philippines in less than a week, lashing the country with torrential rain and raging winds.

It made landfall on the northeastern end of the archipelago about 11 p.m. (11 a.m. ET )Wednesday. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center downgraded it from a super typhoon before it hit land.

Winds of 220 kilometers per hour (137 mph) prior to arrival put it on par with a Category 4 hurricane, the center said. It's expected to affect as many as 2.7 million people in seven provinces before veering northwest toward the Chinese coast by Friday.

Crops and infrastructure are expected to be worst hit in areas close to the typhoon's path, a spokesperson for the Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.

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