One dead as powerful typhoon batters the Philippines

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This handout photo taken on December 16, 2021 and received from the Philippine Coast Guard shows rescue workers evacuating residents from their flooded homes amid heavy rains brought by Super Typhoon Rai in Cagayan de Oro City, on the southern island of Mindanao.

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CEBU, Philippines — (Updated 11:54 a.m.) The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year uprooted trees, toppled power lines and flooded villages as it barrelled across the archipelago Friday, leaving at least one person dead. 

 

More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Typhoon Rai pummelled the southern and central regions of the country, knocking out communications in some areas and tearing roofs off buildings.

 

Rai was a super typhoon when it slammed into Siargao Island on Thursday, packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers an hour (120 miles). By Friday, wind speeds had eased to 155 kilometers an hour, the state weather forecaster said.

 

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