Manila, December 27, 2021, SPA -- The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has risen to 389, with 64 still missing, the dpa quoted the national disaster agency as said on Monday. More than 4 million people in central and southern provinces were affected by Typhoon Rai, including 570,906 who were displaced, the agency said. Rai also destroyed and damaged over 22 billion pesos (441 million dollars) worth of private and public infrastructure as well as agricultural crops, it added. Rai slammed into the country's east coast on December 16, flattening houses, damaging buildings and public infrastructure, uprooting trees, and causing floods and landslides. One of the hard-hit areas was the central province of Bohol, which reported 109 deaths as of Monday. The nearby province of Cebu reported at least 96 deaths. --SPA 11:24 LOCAL TIME 08:24 GMT 0009 www.spa.gov.sa/w1670331