(CNN) -- A fisherman was dead and two others were missing Monday as the world's strongest storm in years wreaked havoc in the Philippines.
Benito Ramos, the Philippines' civil defense chief, said a fisherman drowned in huge waves from Typhoon Megi, which made landfall Monday on the northern Philippine island of Luzon.
Meanwhile, the Philippine Coast Guard said two people were reported missing.
Megi, also known as Typhoon Juan, has ripped off roofs and battered Luzon with torrential rain. It made landfall near Sierra Madre, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration.
About 5 p.m. (5 a.m. ET), the storm was about 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of Tuguegarao City, the Philippine weather agency said. The typhoon weakened Monday as it passed over land, with maximum sustained winds decreasing to about 180 kph (112 mph) and gusts of up to 215 kph (134 mph).
When Megi made landfall around 11:35 a.m. Monday (11:35 p.m. ET Sunday), it had maximum sustained winds of about 225 kph (140 mph) and gusts of up to 260 kph (162 mph).
CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera said the typhoon is the strongest storm on the planet since 2005, when Hurricane Wilma passed over south Florida in the United States. Megi is also the strongest storm in the Pacific Ocean since Typhoon Flo in 1990.
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