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Philippine death toll from its strongest typhoon of year tops 400

Philippines Surigao City Typhoon Rai

Manila, The Philippines Reuters The Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai has crossed the 400 mark, the disaster agency said on Friday, as officials in some hard-hit provinces appealed for more supplies of food, water and shelter materials about two weeks after the storm struck. Rai was the 15th and deadliest typhoon to hit the […]

Philippines reports dozens more deaths from Typhoon Rai

The Philippines Typhoon Rai

Manila, The Philippines Reuters At least 72 people died in the central Philippine province of Bohol in the wake of Typhoon Rai, the provincial governor said on Sunday, taking the total number of casualties across the country to above 100. Authorities ramped up relief operations on Sunday after Typhoon Rai hit on Thursday and Friday, […]