Dozens Dead, Many Missing After Storm Batters Philippines

Villagers wade through a flooded street in Borongan, Philippines on Dec. 16.Photographer: Alren Beronio/AFP via Getty Images

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By Karl Lester Yap

December 18, 2017 at 2:38 AM UTC

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Dozens of people were killed and many more were missing after tropical storm Kai-Tak triggered floods and landslides in the Philippines.

At least 23 people died in the province of Biliran, the local disaster management agency said in a post on the provincial government’s Facebook page. Police said Sunday that more people were missing after landslides.