Category: Rai

Philippine Death Toll From Its Strongest Typhoon of Year Tops 400

December 31, 2021
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MANILA—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 Southeast Asian nation this…

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Food Running Out, Philippine Typhoon Survivors Warn

December 21, 2021
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MANILA—Philippine officials and residents of areas that bore the brunt of Typhoon Rai pleaded for food, water, and shelter on Tuesday as damaged roads, flooding, and severed power and communication lines hampered relief efforts. Rai struck last Thursday, the strongest typhoon to hit the archipelago this year, killing nearly 400 people and affecting 1.8 million,…

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375 Dead, 56 Missing After Typhoon Slams Philippines

December 20, 2021
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MANILA, Philippines—The death toll from the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year climbed to 375, with more than 50 others still missing and several central provinces struggling with downed communications and power outages and pleading for food and water, officials said Monday. At its strongest, Typhoon Rai packed sustained winds of 195 kilometers…

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Typhoon Leaves 31 Dead, Many Homes Roofless in Philippines

December 18, 2021
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MANILA, Philippines—A powerful typhoon left at least 31 people dead, knocked down power and communications in entire provinces, and wrought widespread destruction mostly in the central Philippines, officials said Saturday. A governor said her island has been “leveled to the ground.” Typhoon Rai blew away Friday night into the South China Sea after rampaging through…

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