MANILA — Super Typhoon Rai exited the Philippines on Saturday, leaving at least 167 dead, 124 injured and 43 missing, police said Sunday.
The figures have yet to be independently confirmed by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, police said. The council, the government’s primary disaster-response agency, has said more than 370,000 people were affected by the typhoon.
The death toll included 73 people on the island province of Bohol alone, according to governor Arthur Yap. Deaths have also been reported across other provinces, including Cebu, Negros Occidental and Surigao del Norte.
The typhoon, known here as Odette, made landfall Thursday on the southeastern island of Siargao, a tourist hot spot popular among surfers, then moved northwest, passing through major cities including Cebu and Cagayan de Oro.
Video footage showed devastation across the central and southern Philippines. Filipinos took to social media to call for rescue, donations and help finding relatives.
People were trapped on rooftops as waters quickly rose. In parts of the central and western Visayas regions, Philippine Coast Guard rescuers in orange life jackets guided people from roofs to evacuation boats.
My 20+ year old piano. Probably my last time playing this piano before it gets junked 😭😭😭. Effect kaayo ang baha ug ulan sa background. Bagyong Odette please stop na 😭😭😭
#BagyongOdette
Posted by Niel Jon Salcedo on Wednesday, December 15, 2021
In Cagayan de Oro, one man’s performance on a piano in a knee-deep flood to the sound of rain went viral on social media. “Probably my last time playing this piano before it gets junked,” wrote Niel Jon Salcedo.
He played an excerpt from “River Flows in You” by the South Korean pianist Yiruma, in an image that drew parallels with musicians playing as the Titanic sank. Local media reported that he later fled to safer ground.
Photos and videos from Siargao show its airport ceiling collapsed and farmlands flooded over. Vice President Leni Robredo viewed the effects in Cebu.
“Devastation everywhere,” she tweeted. “Roads still being cleared of electric lines and posts that toppled down, and lines are long at gas & water refilling stations.”
The Philippines has experience with typhoons. The most devastating in recent years included Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, which left an official count of around 6,000 dead. Climate change has raised fears of major storms becoming more frequent.
MANILA — Super Typhoon Rai exited the Philippines on Saturday, leaving at least 167 dead, 124 injured and 43 missing, police said Sunday.The figures have yet to be independently confirmed by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, police said. The council, the government’s primary disaster-response agency, has said more than 370,000 people were affected by the typhoon.The death toll included 73 people on the island province of Bohol alone, according to governor Arthur Yap. Deaths have also been reported across other provinces, including Cebu, Negros Occidental and Surigao del Norte.The typhoon, known here as Odette, made landfall Thursday on the southeastern island of Siargao, a tourist hot spot popular among surfers, then moved northwest, passing through major cities including Cebu and Cagayan de Oro.A month-old baby was among those rescued from floodwaters after the country was hit by a category 5-equivalent typhoon on Dec. 16. (The Washington Post)Video footage showed devastation across the central and southern Philippines. Filipinos took to social media to call for rescue, donations and help finding relatives.Story continues below advertisementPeople were trapped on rooftops as waters quickly rose. In parts of the central and western Visayas regions, Philippine Coast Guard rescuers in orange life jackets guided people from roofs to evacuation boats. My 20+ year old piano. Probably my last time playing this piano before it gets junked 😭😭😭. Effect kaayo ang baha ug ulan sa background. Bagyong Odette please stop na 😭😭😭 #BagyongOdettePosted by Niel Jon Salcedo on Wednesday, December 15, 2021In Cagayan de Oro, one man’s performance on a piano in a knee-deep flood to the sound of rain went viral on social media. “Probably my last time playing this piano before it gets junked,” wrote Niel Jon Salcedo.He played an excerpt from “River Flows in You” by the South Korean pianist Yiruma, in an image that drew parallels with musicians playing as the Titanic sank. Local media reported that he later fled to safer ground.Photos and videos from Siargao show its airport ceiling collapsed and farmlands flooded over. Vice President Leni Robredo viewed the effects in Cebu.Story continues below advertisement“Devastation everywhere,” she tweeted. “Roads still being cleared of electric lines and posts that toppled down, and lines are long at gas & water refilling stations.”The Philippines has experience with typhoons. The most devastating in recent years included Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, which left an official count of around 6,000 dead. Climate change has raised fears of major storms becoming more frequent.