The Philippines is considered to be "the most exposed country in the world to tropical storms."
According to Philippine officials, at least 26 people have been killed as a result of landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak, while thousands of Filipinos who were heading home for Christmas have reportedly been stranded, Sputnik reported.
"We have recovered the bodies," a provincial disaster risk reduction and management officer of the central Philippine island of Biliran told AFP.
The reports come a day after the storm hit the east of the Philippines — "the most exposed country in the world to tropical storms," as described by Time magazine — cutting off power and causing landslides in the regions that had suffered from Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, leaving over 7,000 dead or missing.
(Tasnim)
17/12/17
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According to Philippine officials, at least 26 people have been killed as a result of landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak, while thousands of Filipinos who were heading home for Christmas have reportedly been stranded, Sputnik reported.
"We have recovered the bodies," a provincial disaster risk reduction and management officer of the central Philippine island of Biliran told AFP.
The reports come a day after the storm hit the east of the Philippines — "the most exposed country in the world to tropical storms," as described by Time magazine — cutting off power and causing landslides in the regions that had suffered from Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, leaving over 7,000 dead or missing.
(Tasnim)
17/12/17
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