Typhoon Molave lashes main Philippine island, 12 fishermen missing | Malay Mail

A fallen electric post blocks a road after tropical storm Molave hit the town of Pola, Oriental Mindoro province, Philippines October 26, 2020. — AFP pic

Typhoon Molave, packing 125 kilometres per hour wind speeds and gusts of up to 150 kph, caused flooding and prompted forced evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people. “They have been missing for 24 hours. They were supposed to come back home yesterday before noon,” Gremil Alexis Naz of the Civil Defence office told DZMM radio, adding that search and rescue operations would be conducted.

In Albay province, 15,000 evacuees were allowed to return to their homes but many areas remained inundated and without power, Governor Alfrancis Bichara told DZMM radio.About half of the Philippines' 107 million population live in the Luzon region. The country is hit by an average 20 typhoons each year.

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