Manila: The toll from the powerful typhoon Rai in the Philippines has increased to 389, with 64 more missing, a government disaster agency said on Monday.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the typhoon, which made landfall in the Philippines on December 16, also injured 1,146 people, reports Xinhua news agency.
The NDRRMC said the typhoon has affected more than 4.2 million people in 11 regions in central and southern parts of the Philippines, as well as parts of the main Luzon Island.
The typhoon, the 15th and most powerful to have hit the country this year, forced villagers to spend their holiday season days in evacuation centres because of damaged houses. Nearly 3,15,000 of more than 5,70,000 displaced people are temporarily housed in 1,179 evacuation centres.