Typhoon death toll at 80 in Philippines

  • 12/15/2022
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MANILA, Philippines, June 22, SPA -- A Philippine governor says 59people have drowned in one central province that has beenbattered by Typhoon Fengshen. Gov. Neil Tupaz of Iloilo province says another 40 peopleare missing there. Fengshen has lashed the Philippines for a second daySunday, killing at least 80 people as it submerged entirecommunities and capsized a passenger ferry carrying morethan 740 passengers and crew, according to a report of the Associated Press. Rescue vessels aborted an initial attempt Saturday to getto the 23,824-ton ferry, but efforts have resumed in stormyweather Sunday, with one ship approaching the strickenvessel, coast guard chief Vice Admiral Wilfredo Tamayosays.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/567350

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