Authorities are counting the cost of typhoon Phanfone, also known as Ursula, that swept across remote villages and popular tourist areas of the central Philippines on Christmas Day TyphoonUrsula
A typhoon that swept across remote villages and popular tourist areas of the central Philippines on Christmas Day claimed at least 16 lives, authorities said Thursday.
Typhoon Phanfone pummelled the central Philippines on Christmas Day bringing a wet, miserable and terrifying holiday season to millions.But at least 16 people had been confirmed killed in villages and towns in the Visayas, the central third of the Philippines, according to disaster agency officials. "Roads remain blocked, but some efforts have been made to clear away the damage. It's pretty bad," Jung Byung Joon said via Instagram messenger.
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