Powerful typhoon lashes Philippines, killing at least 10 A super typhoon has killed at least 10 people in the Philippines and triggered volcanic mudflows that engulfed about 150 houses before weakening as it blew away from the countryMANILA, Philippines -- A super typhoon blew into the eastern Philippines with disastrous force Sunday, killing at least 10 people and triggering volcanic mudflows that engulfed about 150 houses before weakening as it blew away from the country, officials said. Al Francis Bichara told DZMM radio, adding that the boy was swept away by mudflows and found in the next town. Ricardo Jalad, who heads the government’s disaster-response agency, had feared that the typhoon could wreak major damage due to its enormous force. The Philippines has had more than 383,000 cases of the virus, the second-most in Southeast Asia behind Indonesia. The Philippines is lashed by about 20 typhoons and storms each year.

Source: ABC News November 01, 2020 00:56 UTC