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Philippine Typhoon death toll stands at 77

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Filipino residents walk past a damaged house after strong winds and rain brought by Typhoon Rammasun in Manila, Philippines, 18 July 2014. The strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year, typhoon Rammasun, killed 60 people and left nearly two million in the capital and eastern provinces without power officials said on 18 July, as a new storm threatened to bring more rains over the country's eastern provinces. The weather bureau said tropical storm Matmo would bring moderate to heavy rains as it moved closer to the country from the east. It was packing winds of up to 65 kilometres per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 80 kph. MANILA, July 20 — The death toll of typhoon Rammasun (local name Glenda) in the Philippines soared to 77 by Saturday, China’s Xinhua news agency reported citing the National Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

The state disaster relief agency accounted 23 more deaths since Friday afternoon, bringing the official death toll to 77.

Among the newly-retrieved bodies, 18 were from the worst-hit provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon in southern Luzon region.

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Meanwhile, the number of the injured climbed to 220, and the number of missing stood at five.

About 1.6 million people have been affected, of whom 518,764 are housed inside 1,264 evacuation centers.

Typhoon Rammasun, which made landfall in eastern province of Albay on Tuesday night with gustiness of up to 170 kph, was the strongest typhoon to hit the country so far this year.

— BERNAMA