Philippines typhoon death toll rises to 49: Police
Typhoon Mangkhut
The number of people killed by Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines jumped to 49 on Sunday, police said, as more landslide victims were discovered.
The death toll due to the deadly Mangkhut in the Philippinesrose to 49 on Sunday.
The rise in the number of deathwas reported as more landslide victims were discovered.
Police spokesman Benigno Durana released updated figures showing the number of dead had risen from the previous reported toll of 30.
The super typhoon Mangkhut entered the Philippines as a super typhoon in the early hour of Saturday and left a trail of damage after causing landfall.
Known locally as Ompong,Typhoon Mangkhutat one point had maximum gusts of 305 kph (190 mph) before it exited the land area before noon and moved towards southern China and Vietnam with reduced wind speeds of 170 kph (106 mph).
Some 105,000 people were staying in temporary shelters after the mass evacuation of coastal areas of the Philippines following major storm surge warnings.
State weather agency PAGASA downgraded its threat level, but warned the danger was far from over, with storm surges and heavy rains that had caused flooding and dozens of landslides across Luzon, home to about half the Philippines' 105 million people.
Mangkhut's peak winds are stronger than those of Hurricane Florence, which has left more than 630,000 US homes and businesses without power and could drop eight months' worth of rain on the Carolinas in two or three days.