Risk of death from Rai storms rising as affected Filipinos seek help | Weather News

The death toll from the hurricane that struck the Philippines this year has risen to 75, with government demonstrations on Sunday, as the government struggles to provide emergency relief to the worst-hit areas in the country.

More than 300,000 people have fled their homes and beach resorts as Rai storms have ravaged southern and central islands.

The storm ripped through the roof and demolished concrete poles as they demolished communications and electricity, making it difficult to accept changes from other locations.

Arthur Yap, an ambassador for a popular tourist destination in Bohol, said on his Facebook page that mayors of the devastated island also said that 49 people had died in their towns.

This took the total number of deaths to 75, according to recent statistics. But some areas are still inaccessible to emergency workers and disaster management services, the death toll could rise.

Yap said 10 people were still missing from the island, and 13 were injured when a typhoon hit the country on Thursday as a hurricane carrying winds of 195 kilometers per hour (120 kilometers per hour).

“Communication is still low. Only 21 of the 48 mayors have approached us, “Yap wrote on television, fearing that the death toll could rise in the region affected by the floods.

Al Jazeera has learned that in some parts of Bohol, people were forced to climb on the roof when water rose on Friday.

Thousands of troops, police, coastal guards and firefighters are dispatched to help search and rescue the affected areas.

Secretary of Transport Arthur Tugade also said in a statement on Sunday that President Rodrigo Duterte had instructed to direct what was needed to help those in need.

“Rest assured, we will help,” Tugade said.

On Saturday, residents of the city of Surigao, the provincial capital of Surigao del Norte, told ABS-CBN radio that most of those whose homes were damaged had not yet received assistance from the government two days after the devastation.

“We want to ask the government to intervene and help us here. We have no links from here. The food we prepared for the refugees has been ruined by the storm, “Surigao del Norte Deputy Governor Geed Gokiangkee told ABS-CBN.

In the vicinity of Dinagat Island, Deputy Governor Nilo Demery also said on Saturday that about 95 percent of his territory had been destroyed. At least six people have been killed in areas where district officials have already reached, but most areas in the province were inaccessible.

Demery had to travel to Surigao City for help in his district because communications were cut off. Demery told reporters he was concerned that food would run out in his district.

A lot of damage

The Philippine Navy’s cargo ship was leaving for Bohol on Monday, Yap said, after announcing the disaster on the island.

There has also been widespread destruction on the islands of Siargao, Dinagat and Mindanao, which were hit by the Rai crisis when it hit the Philippines.

Aerial photographs shared by the military showed the devastation in the Siargao town of General Luna, where many hurricanes and holidaymakers flooded in before Christmas, with houses torn to shreds and debris lying on the ground.

Dinagat Governor Arlene Bag-ao said on Saturday the devastation on the island was “a reminder if it wasn’t worse” than what happened in Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

Haiyan, also known as Yolanda in the Philippines, was the worst typhoon in the country, killing more than 7,300 people.

Rai’s winds dropped to 150km / h (93mph) as it passed through the country, hurling heavy flooding into villages, uprooting trees and tearing down wooden houses.

It landed in the South China Sea on Saturday and headed for Vietnam.

The Philippines – one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change – is affected by 20 hurricanes each year, which damage crops, housing and construction in previously poor areas.