MANILA: Rescuers in the Philippines searched a lake and scoured isolated villages on Sunday to locate dozens of missing people as the death toll from Tropical Storm Trami hit 110. Trami rammed into the Philippines on October 24, forcing over half a million people to flee their homes, while at least 42 people remain missing in the storm's aftermath, according to the national disaster agency.
The agency announced on Sunday night that at least 110 people were reported dead, though no provincial breakdown was provided for the death toll. Trami is the deadliest storm to hit the Southeast Asian country so far this year "especially with the reported number of casualties", Ariel Nepomuceno in the Office of Civil Defence said. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos vowed on Sunday that help was underway for the residents of Camarines Sur province, located in the hardest-hit region of Bicol. "By air, land, or sea, we'll keep the support coming. Together, we will rise again," Marcos said on his social media accounts. — AFP
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