Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true. Select from options at the end:

Typhoon Xangsane was downgraded to a tropical storm Sunday as it moved inland from the central Vietnam coast, where it killed two people, injured at least 80 others and damaged hundreds of homes, officials and state-controlled media reported.

Hypothesis: A typhoon batters the Philippines.
Choices:
[i] yes
[ii] no
The answer is
[ii]