Typhoon Nag made landfall in the eastern Philippines on the 29th, and the rainfall increased in many places, causing floods and landslides, and 72 people have been killed so far.

(Reuters)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Typhoon Nag made landfall in the eastern province of Catanduanes in the Philippines on the 29th local time, and the rainfall increased in many places, causing floods and landslides.

The country's disaster agency said 72 people had died so far.

According to Reuters, Typhoon Nag made landfall from the eastern Philippines on the 29th with maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 160 kilometers per hour.

Heavy rains in various places caused floods and landslides.

The country's disaster agency said today (29th) that the death toll had climbed to 72, with 33 others injured and 14 missing.

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Disaster agency spokesman Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro told DZMM radio that Maguindanao province was the worst hit, with 67 dead; two people died in Sultan Kudarat province; Two people were killed in South Cotabato Province, while the remaining casualties were spread across the Visayas Islands in the central Philippines.

The country's National Weather Service said in its latest bulletin that the typhoon may move toward the South China Sea after passing through Luzon, and there will be heavy rains and even torrential rains in the provinces near Manila on Saturday.

Search and rescue teams pulled bodies from the water and mud as Typhoon Naig triggered floods and landslides on the 28th.

"We are calling all rescue teams," said Nasrullah Imam, an official with the Maguindanao disaster agency.