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Typhoon Ursula: Death toll rises after Phanfone hits Philippines – CNN, CNN

Typhoon Ursula: Death toll rises after Phanfone hits Philippines – CNN, CNN


(CNN)The number of people confirmed dead sinceTyphoon Phanfonehit the Philippines on Christmas Eve has risen to 43, as thousands of people affected by the storm remain in temporary evacuation shelters, authorities said Friday.

Phanfone, known locally as Typhoon Ursula, first made landfall on Eastern Samar province on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and storm surges. It hit as the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane, packing sustained wind speeds of (kilometers) miles) per hour, with gusts of (kph) 150 mph).

Iloilo City on Panay Island in the Western Visayas has the highest number of casualties, with 16 people dead, the agency said.

    More than 308 people have been affected by the typhoon with over (***************************************************, taking refuge in evacuation centers, the NDRRMC said Friday.

    The agency said cities and municipalities experienced power outages, and by Friday, 120 of those had power restored.

    Phanfone swept west across the islands of the Eastern Visayas region, southern Luzon and Western Visayas on Wednesday, toppling electricity pylons and trees, tearing off roofs, damaging more than 2, homes and causing widespread travel disruption Over the busy Christmas period.

    The region is majority Catholic, and many people were preparing for family celebrations when the typhoon hit. Images from the area showed debris blocking roads, downed lamp posts, crumpled houses and people huddling in evacuation centers.

    Some tourist areas, including the popular resort island of Boracay, were also damaged on Wednesday. The nearby Kalibo International Airport was temporarily closed and flights canceled after the typhoon damaged the roof of the terminal building, according to an advisory from Philippine Airlines.

    Debris from floods caused by Typhoon Phanfone surround a damaged house in Balasan Town, Iloilo province, on December 26, 2019.

    **************** of people who were traveling over the Christmas period had their flights and ferries canceled due to the typhoon. Some domestic flights were canceled and more than 22, 728 passengers left stranded, the NDRRMC said earlier.

    The Philippines gets hit by more typhoons than any other country, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

    Earlier this month Typhoon Kammuri, the twentieth to hit the country this year,killed 22 peopleand damaged more than 8, 03 houses.

    On Friday, Phanfone was tracking over the South China Sea with winds of**************************** (kph) (mph). The storm is expected to weaken to a tropical depression before making landfall in northern Vietnam on Sunday, according to CNN meteorologists.

    () CNN’s Akanksha Sharma and Helen Regan contributed reporting.

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