Deadly Typhoon in the Philippines: At least 75 dead, hundreds of thousands fled their homes

Storm "Rai" hit islands in the southeast of the country with a wind speed of about 195 km / h, and many areas were left unconnected. "The fields and boats of our farmers and fishermen were destroyed, we lost our homes."

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19/12/2021

Sunday, 19 December 2021, 08:48 Updated: 09:37

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The strongest hit this year in the Philippines.

Damage to storm in Surigao City, Friday (Photo: Reuters)

At least 75 people have been killed in the Philippines after a powerful typhoon hit the southeastern island nation last Thursday. About 300,000 people fled their homes with the impact of Hurricane Rai, whose wind speed reached a speed of about 195 km / h, but only days after hitting the Philippines, the extent of the destruction it sowed was revealed. it turned out.

Art'or Yap, a popular tourist district governor of Bohol, said today that fewer than 48 mayors in the province were able to contact the authorities so far. death toll in the province is 49, and at least ten others are listed as missing.

thousands of members of the military, the Coast Guard The fire brigade is assisting rescue and rescue forces in the aftermath of the disaster, and President Rodrigo Duterte reviewed from the air the damage inflicted by the most powerful storm that hit the Philippines this year.The islands of Siragou, Dingat and Mindanao suffered heavy damage.

Scientists warn that global warming is making typhoons more powerful (Photo: Reuters)

Dingat Islands Governor Arlen Bug-o wrote on Facebook that the area was "completely flattened" in the typhoon.

"The fields and boats of our farmers and fishermen have been destroyed," she wrote.

"We lost our homes. The walls and roofs were torn and torn. We have a limited supply of food and water."

According to her, the damage from a "mirror" is "similar, if not worse" than that left by Hurricane Haiyan in 2013.

More than 6,000 people were killed in that storm, the deadliest in the history of the Philippines.

About 20 typhoons and typhoons hit the Philippines each year, mostly during the typhoon season - between July and October.

Scientists have been warning for many years that global warming is making typhoons more powerful and rapidly strengthening.

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