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Death toll in Philippine typhoon rises to 10 as storm moves off

Published 12/04/2019, 11:19 AM
Updated 12/04/2019, 11:24 AM
Death toll in Philippine typhoon rises to 10 as storm moves off

MANILA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The death toll from a typhoon that
hit provinces south of the Philippine capital rose to 10,
disaster agencies said on Wednesday, pointing to precautions and
compulsory evacuations as key in preventing more casualties.
Typhoon Kammuri, the 20th to enter the Philippines this
year, hit land on Monday night, prompting forced evacuation of
thousands of residents and cancellation of hundreds of flights.
It also disrupted the schedule for some events in the Southeast
Asian Games, which the Philippines is hosting until Dec. 11.
Five people died in the central Bicol region, including
three who drowned, a local disaster agency said in a report.
Five more were killed in a region south of the capital.
Around 345,000 people are still in evacuation centres,
awaiting authorities' clearance for them to return home,
disaster agency spokesman Mark Timbal told broadcaster ANC.
"The storm left the usual damage of major storms such as
fallen trees, ruined roofs of houses and some government
facilities," Timbal said. Officials said forced evacuations and
preparations prevented greater loss of life. Sustained winds of Kammuri weakened to 100 kilometres per
hour (67 miles per hour), with gusts of up to 125 kph (78 mph)
as it heads towards the South China Sea. It is set to leave the
Philippines on Wednesday night, the state weather bureau said.
An average of 20 typhoons annually hit the Philippines, an
archipelago of more than 7,000 islands.

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