A week and a half after the Philippines suffered a deadly hit from a super typhoon, another storm battered the country overnight into Thursday, cutting power to millions and leaving at least 39 dead and 22 missing, according to the military, reports Washington Post.
Countless others were stranded, and by Friday authorities said they had rescued more than 138,000 people.
On Thursday, houses were submerged and Filipinos were stranded on rooftops. The hashtag #RescuePH trended on social media, with people posting their whereabouts and contact details, begging for help.
Many were stranded with the elderly, children, and pets. Some were rescued on rubber lifeboats; in one video, a child was floated out in a basin.
Ongoing rescue operation in Barangay Tigpalas, San Miguel Bulacan (? by Cristy Dante Shepard) #UlyssesPH pic.twitter.com/7yUMEKJ8B8
— Jeff Canoy (@jeffcanoy) November 12, 2020
WATCH: A steel bridge originally placed near Marikina Riverbanks has been swept by raging currents and is now lodged next to the SM Marikina bridgeway. | via @raphbosano #UlyssesPH pic.twitter.com/NTN8ouRixh
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) November 12, 2020
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Source: Washington Post
