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Death toll crosses 200 as typhoon slams the Philippines

Updated on: 21 December,2021 08:29 AM IST  |  Manila
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At its strongest, the typhoon packed sustained winds of 195 kilometers (121 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 270 kph (168 mph) before it blew out Friday into the South China Sea

Death toll crosses 200 as typhoon slams the Philippines

A man checks his home damaged due to Typhoon Rai at Dinagat islands, southern Philippines on Sunday. Pic/AP

The death toll rose to more than 200 following the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year, with 52 people still missing and several central towns and provinces grappling with downed communications and power outages and pleading for food and water, officials said Monday. At its strongest, the typhoon packed sustained winds of 195 kilometers (121 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 270 kph (168 mph) before it blew out Friday into the South China Sea.


At least 208 people were killed, 52 remained missing and 239 were injured, according to the national police. The toll was expected to increase because several towns and villages remained out of reach due to downed communications, power outages and clogged roads, although massive clean-up and repair efforts were underway with the improved weather. Many of those who died were hit by falling trees or walls, drowned in flash floods or were buried alive in landslides.


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