Fallen electric pylons block a road while a sign asking for food (left) is displayed along a road in Surigao City, Surigao del norte province, on Dec 19, 2021, days after super Typhoon Rai devastated the city. - AFP
MANILA (AFP): The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has surged to 208, the national police said Monday (Dec 20), making it one of the deadliest storms to hit the country in recent years.
At least 239 people were injured and 52 were missing after Typhoon Rai ravaged the southern and central regions of the archipelago, the police tally showed.
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