150 people have died as a result of a massive storm that caused flooding and landslides throughout the Philippines, disaster officials said Thursday as further rain was predicted in some of the worst-affected districts.
Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae battered large portions of the archipelago nation late last week and over the weekend, forcing more than 355,400 people from their homes.
63 of the 150 fatalities reported by the national disaster agency occurred in the Bangsamoro area of Mindanao's southern island, where communities were devastated by flash floods and landslides. The government reported that 36 individuals are still missing nationwide and that at least 128 people were injured. There is no chance of discovering further survivors, the authorities have said.
Mindanao is rarely hit by the 20 or so typhoons that strike the Philippines each year, but storms that do reach the region tend to be deadlier than in Luzon and the central parts of the country.
Scientists have warned that deadly and destructive storms are becoming more powerful as the world gets warmer because of climate change.
Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae battered large portions of the archipelago nation late last week and over the weekend, forcing more than 355,400 people from their homes.
63 of the 150 fatalities reported by the national disaster agency occurred in the Bangsamoro area of Mindanao's southern island, where communities were devastated by flash floods and landslides. The government reported that 36 individuals are still missing nationwide and that at least 128 people were injured. There is no chance of discovering further survivors, the authorities have said.
Mindanao is rarely hit by the 20 or so typhoons that strike the Philippines each year, but storms that do reach the region tend to be deadlier than in Luzon and the central parts of the country.
Scientists have warned that deadly and destructive storms are becoming more powerful as the world gets warmer because of climate change.
