About 52 people remain missing and at least 239 others have suffered 'considerable injuries'. 9News
climbed to at least 208 people Monday, according to the Philippine National Police , after the storm swept across the archipelago late last week causing widespread flooding and damage.
Rai, the 15th typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, made landfall Thursday on Siargao Island, a popular tourist and surfing destination on the central east coast. It had initially packed winds of up to 260 kilometres per hour -- equivalent to a Category 5 storm.Rescuers pull a rubber boat as they assist residents who were trapped in their homes after floodwaters caused by Typhoon Rai inundated their village in Loboc, Bohol, central Philippines.
Rescue operations continued through the weekend with workers wading thigh-deep through floodwater to evacuate citizens. Around 332,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, a spokesperson from the NDRRMC said on Friday.
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