Philippines Countes Dead After the Deadly Storm

The storm powered up to 190 km/h destroyed homes and power lines, and the flooding is the worst in some provinces.

Many people are missing, and thousands of others were trapped while trying to return home for Christmas.

Access to several islands off the coast has been hampered by suspension of transportation by coastal guards.

Phanphone comes after the Haileyan typhoon the most powerful storm ever to land after 2013.

More than 6,000 people were killed in November this year, making it the most deadly typhoon in the Philippines.

More than 58,000 people were evacuated in advance, and about 15,000 others were trapped in ports when ferry services were suspended.

The damage rate began to appear only today. Most of the deaths have occurred in the provinces of Iloilo and Capiz.

A family lost their lives when it was engulfed in a flood as it tried to reach a higher land, reports the Filipino network A BS-CBN. At least 12 people reportedly disappeared only in the province of Illoylo.

Richard Gordon, chairman of the Philippines's Red Cross, told the BBC that many people have lost their homes and they need food”.

Water and energy services were reduced in many areas, and their restoration could last weeks.

Popular tourist island Boracay appears to have suffered damage, though the move is unclear.

In Tacloban, a city with lower layers of more than 220,000 people, a large fire broke out as winds rose, but the city survived its worst injuries. Tacloban suffered major damage during Hayyan and her riots.

On Thursday, the Phanfone typhoon set off toward the South China Sea.