The death toll from Typhoon Vamco that battered the Philippines this week has climbed to 53, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Saturday.
At least 10 people have been killed and six others missing after Typhoon Phanfone battered several central Philippine islands on Christmas Day, before heading out to the South China Sea, state media reported citing local authorities on Thursday.
The death toll due to Typhoon Hagibis in Japan has risen to 67 here on Tuesday.National broadcaster NHK said 67 people were known to have died after Typhoon Hagibis swept across central and eastern Japan.
The number of people killed in Typhoon Hagibis in Japan has increased to 14 while 16 people remained missing on Sunday.
Japan has advised more than 600,000 people to evacuate as it prepares to face the Typhoon Hagibis.
A super typhoon bore down on Japan on Thursday forcing the cancellation of two rugby World Cup matches and some transport, and threatening to disrupt Japan’s Formula One Grand Prix race this weekend.
The National Meteorological Center here on Saturday issued an orange alert as Typhoon Lekima.
Super Typhoon Mangkhut made landfall in the Philippines on early Saturday bringing torrential rains and battering winds up to 205 kilometres an hour.
A powerful storm has swept across southern China, leaving 12 dead and hundreds of people injured.
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