Tropical Storm Trami kills 46 in Philippines

25/10/2024 16:15

        The death toll in the Philippines from Tropical Storm Trami rose to 46 on Friday with another 20 people missing as officials warned the weather pattern could loop back and lash the country with heavy rain and winds again next week.
        
        Nearly 240,000 people were sheltering in evacuation centres, with 7,510 passengers were stuck in ports and 36 flights cancelled on Friday, the government said, as the president directed assistance to be sent to the worst-affected areas.
        
        The civil defence agency said the reported deaths and injuries were because of landslides, floods, and other storm-related incidents, mostly in the central Bicol region which was inundated by torrential rains.
        
        The centre of slow-moving Tropical Storm Trami, locally known as Kristine, hit Luzon island on Thursday with winds of nearly 100 kilometres per hour (60 mph), and some local officials reported two months worth of rain falling in a day.