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36 dead, 12 missing in Philippines due to typhoon Chan-Hom

Manila_(dpa) _ The death toll in a typhoon that pummelled the northern Philippines reached 36, with 12 still missing, the government said Sunday.

More than 140,000 people were affected by typhoon Chan-Hom in 11 provinces in the northern Philippines, including Manila.

The provinces of Ifugao and Pangasinan recorded the most number of deaths at 16 each, according to the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC).

Most of the fatalities in Ifugao were killed in landslides, while the victims in Pangasinan drowned or were hit by falling debris, the NDCC said.

Four people were also killed in the provinces of La Union, Nueva Vizcaya, Bataan and Zambales.

Disaster relief officials and volunteers have rushed food, medicines, water and shelter materials to the affected areas, especially the worst-hit provinces of Pangasinan and Ifugao.

The weather bureau said Chan-Hom has moved out of the Philippines, but some parts of the country could still experience rains.

Chan-Hom made landfall in the northern Philippines on May 7, toppling trees and electrical posts, damaging more than 20,000 houses and causing widespread floodings.

More than 390 million pesos (8.21 million dollars) worth of infrastructure, crops, livestock and fisheries have been destroyed in the typhoon, the NDCC.

Chan-Hom struck just one week after typhoon Kujira slammed the eastern Philippines, killing 27 people and causing damages worth more than 9 million dollars. dpa gl tl

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