Philippines: Storm Nalgae toll continues to rise

The death toll from storm Nalgae which slammed into the Philippines rose to 98 on Monday, October 31, as more bodies were found REUTERS - LISA MARIE DAVID

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The toll of the storm Nalgae which hit the Philippines increased on Monday, October 31, reaching 98 dead, as more bodies were found.

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Most of the victims died in landslides and floods last Friday in Mindanao, the southern island of the archipelago. 

hit the main island of Luzon overnight from Saturday to Sunday, sweeping away everything in its path and causing power outages.

The capital Manila and neighboring towns suffered severe flooding.

The number of victims could be expected to increase again, the national agency for the management of natural disasters still listing 63 people missing in its latest report while several dozen people were injured.

Local authorities announced that they had switched from a “

”. 

20 typhoons and storms per year

An average of 20 typhoons and storms hit the Philippines each year, killing people and livestock in their path, and ravaging farms, homes, roads and bridges, although the south is rarely affected.

In recent years, landslides and flash floods in mountainous areas affected by deforestation have been among the deadliest consequences of storms in the Philippines.

It is already the third deadly storm to hit the Philippines this year.

At the end of September, 

 killed at least 10 people, including five rescuers.

Tropical storm Megi, which hit the country in April, killed at least 148 people and caused massive landslides.

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AFP)

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