Islands start clean-up after seventh typhoon hits Philippines in 2019
Typhoon Phanfone claims 28 lives, with 12 people still missing
27 December 2019 - 08:18
Manila — The death toll from a Christmas typhoon that tore through the central Philippines rose to 28 on Friday, with 12 people missing, the disaster agency said, as authorities moved to restore power and residents tried to repair damaged homes.
Typhoon Phanfone hit late on Tuesday with winds of up to 120kph and gusts of 150kph, dumping sheets of uninterrupted rain on a string of islands, damaging hundreds of homes and causing flooding in eight areas...
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