12/18/2021- 12:03 p.m.
Utter destruction’ as super typhoon ravages Philippines
More than 300,000 people have been displaced and at least 31 were killed as Typhoon Rai tore through the Philippines.
It was the archipelago’s 15th and strongest major storm this year.
The tropical storm, named Rai internationally but named Odette locally, gathered over the Philippines this week, later than most typhoons which typically develop between July and October.
It intensified rapidly on Thursday and was classified as a super typhoon, and a category 5 storm, the highest level.
