A resident uses a plastic container as a floater while negotiating rising floodwaters in Marikina, Philippines due to Typhoon Vamco (Aaron Favila/AP)Thick mud and debris coated many villages around the Philippine capital Friday after a typhoon caused extensive flooding that killed at least 39 people. Expand Close Rescuers carry children out from a flooded street due to heavy rains brought by Typhoon Vamco (Basilio Sepe/AP) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Rescuers carry children out from a flooded street due to heavy rains brought by Typhoon Vamco (Basilio Sepe/AP)“We’ll continue to look for the missing, help in damage assessment,” he said. Typhoon Vamco passed north of Manila between Bulacan and Pampanga provinces overnight on Wednesday into early Thursday, toppling power poles and trees and damaging homes. More than 350,000 people had been evacuated to safety, mainly residents fleeing vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas before the typhoon hit. Vamco hit the Philippines on the heels of Typhoon Goni, one of the strongest typhoons in the world this year, which left more than 30 people dead or missing and damaged or destroyed 270,000 houses.

Source: Irish Independent November 13, 2020 04:18 UTC