Roel CATOTO / AFPMORE than 100 towns in areas devastated by Typhoon "Odette" will have no electricity this Christmas. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Friday that electricity has been restored in only 149 of the 273 towns and cities where power lines were downed by Odette's fierce winds. Timbal added that the death toll from the typhoon has risen to 326, with most of the fatalities coming from the Visayas. To date, the agency has distributed over 200,600 liters of water in Cebu, Negros Occidental, Tagbilaran, Surigao, Butuan and Iligan. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., meanwhile, thanked the government of South Korea for providing emergency aid for Typhoon Odette victims.

Source: Manila Times December 24, 2021 22:19 UTC