Official plead for food, water, temporary shelter, fuel and medical supplies after an island of about 180,000 is 'levelled' and cut off, with no power or communication lines.
A powerful typhoon has killed at least 31 people, knocked down power and communications in entire provinces and wrought widespread destruction mostly in the central region of Philippines.An island where about 180,000 people live has been "levelled to the ground," its governor saysAbout 20 storms and typhoons hit the Philippines every year
Typhoon Rai blew away on Friday night local time into the South China Sea after rampaging through southern and central island provinces, where more than 300,000 people in its path were evacuated to safety in advance in a pre-emptive move.
The government's main disaster-response agency said at least 31 people were reported killed, many after being hit by falling trees, but it added it was validating most of the deaths.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.
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