Powerful system battered region south of the capital, Manila, while Catanduanes province remains cut off
The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has said he will visit areas hit by typhoon Goni, the strongest storm to hit anywhere in the world this year, as authorities claimed mandatory evacuations had prevented a higher death toll.
With some areas still cut off by the devastating weather system, the country’s disaster agency said in a statement that Goni had killed at least 16 people and three people were missing.
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