SURIGAO CITY: The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year surged to 375 on Monday, as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent supplies of drinking...
SURIGAO CITY: The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year surged to 375 on Monday, as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent supplies of drinking water and food.The Philippine Red Cross reported 'complete carnage' in coastal areas after Typhoon Odette left homes, hospitals and schools 'ripped to shreds.
In 2013, Typhoon Yolanda was the strongest storm ever to have made landfall, leaving over 7,300 people dead or missing.The death toll from 'Odette' is not expected to get anywhere close to that number.The Philippines has an established disaster management system that provides early warnings of approaching storms and moves vulnerable communities into evacuation centers.
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