MANILA, Dec 19 — At least 75 people have been reported killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, official tallies showed today, as efforts to deliver water and food to devastated islands ramped up.
Arthur Yap, governor of the popular tourist destination Bohol, said on his official Facebook page that mayors on the devastated island had reported 49 deaths in their towns.Yap said 10 people were still missing on the island and 13 were injured after the storm smashed into the country Thursday as a super typhoon packing wind speeds of 195 kilometres per hour.
A Philippine Navy ship carrying goods and other relief would depart for Bohol on Monday, Yap said, after he earlier declared a state of calamity on the island.
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