ZAMBOANGA CITY , Philippines — Over a hundred people are feared dead in Mindanao from Tropical Storm Vinta, officials said yesterday, with concerns the figure would rise as dozens remain missing. Initial reports said the death toll climbed swiftly to 133 as rescuers retrieved 36 more bodies from Salog River in Zamboanga del Sur. At least 76 barangays in the 13 towns of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga City were also flooded. Lanao del Sur Gov. Vinta first gained enough intensity to be categorized as a Severe Tropical Storm on Thursday before it made its first landfall in eastern Mindanao.

Source: Philippine Star December 23, 2017 16:41 UTC