Search and recovery efforts continue after super typhoon pummels southern and central regions of the country
At least 23 people have been killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, officials said, with “alarming” reports of destruction on islands that bore the brunt of the storm.
More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Typhoon Rai ravaged the southern and central regions of the archipelago, knocking out communications and electricity in many areas, ripping off roofs and toppling concrete power poles.
