Super Typhoon Rai Hits the Philippines, destroyed millions of lives
Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) considered Super typhoon Rai as ‘Category 5 super typhoon ‘
Super typhoon Rai hits the Philippines island on 16 November and is one of the strongest recorded this year. Locally named, Odette affected millions of lives and several are killed.
Typhoon Rai, which blow winds of up to 195 km per hour on 16 November and displaced more than thousands of people, damaged homes and demolished energy and transmission lines, confounding the disaster response.
A huge number of houses and buildings, involving an airport and a hotel, were destroyed by the wind or bombarded by floodwaters, officers said. Some people are encouraging the nation and delivering funds for affected lives.
Here are some pictures experienced by some residents.
Flew to Bohol the moment we were cleared to fly there post-Odette. Updates have been hard to come by over the past 24 hours, kaya hindi rin tayo mapakali. So we went to assess the situation and bring help. pic.twitter.com/FXLz7qgzlA
— Leni Robredo (@lenirobredo) December 17, 2021
Praying for their safety 🙏