Death toll from Typhoon Rai surges to 208, Philippines police say, making it one of the deadliest storms to hit the country in recent years
Typhoon Rai left behind damaged homes, destroyed electrical posts, and knocked out trees in Cebu, central Philippines.
More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Rai slammed into the country on Thursday as a super typhoon."Homes, hospitals, school and community buildings have been ripped to shreds," Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon said earlier.Comparisons with Super Typhoon Haiyan One of the hardest-hit islands this time was Bohol –– known for its beaches, rolling "Chocolate Hills", and tiny tarsier primates –– where at least 74 people have died, provincial Governor Arthur Yap said on his official Facebook page.
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