![]() ![]() ![]() The Red Cross said it had received reports of 35 deaths, but has confirmed only 22.Īround 1.3 billion pesos (18.66 million pounds) worth of crops and farm infrastructure were damaged in Eastern Samar, the government said, indicating the figures could rise. Nearly 13,000 houses were destroyed and more than 22,300 damaged on the eastern island of Samar after the storm hit on Saturday before making its slow journey across the country. Many villagers had yet to finish rebuilding their homes and lives after a super typhoon struck last year when Hagupit made landfall at the weekend, pushing a region where one in three are categorised as poor further into destitution. An aerial view of houses destroyed by typhoon Hagupit at a village in Dolores, Eastern Samar, central Philippines, December 9, 2014. ![]()
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