72 dead, hundreds missing in floods and landslides after typhoon in Philippines

 The Philippine Disaster Agency says that 72 people have been killed and hundreds are missing in various incidents of flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Nalgai.

According to rescue officials, the death toll from the typhoon has reached 67 in the southern province of Megyn Danao alone, while 2 deaths each have been reported in Sultan Kudarat and South Kitabto, and all the remaining deaths have been reported from the Visayas region.

According to the authorities, due to stormy winds with a speed of 95 km per hour, landslides have occurred in many places in the eastern province of Catan Duanes.

Disaster agency official Nasrullah Imam says that we are collecting information from all rescue teams, more bodies are likely to be found after the rain stops while rescue personnel are searching for missing persons.