(EPA photo)MANILA: Maoist rebels attacked soldiers delivering relief aid to parts of the central Philippines where a typhoon killed at least 32 people, army and disaster officials said on Monday. Typhoon Kai-tak, which triggered landslides and floods in the deadliest storm to hit the country this year, also left 46 people missing. "This is not an armed conflict," she said, adding the rebels should let "relief work to go unhampered". Duterte is expected to visit the worst-hit typhoon areas later in the day to assess the damage. In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan killed about 8,000 people and left millions homeless in the same region.

Source: Bangkok Post December 18, 2017 07:18 UTC