Typhoon Phanfone: Philippine death toll rises to 28
Media playback is unsupported on your deviceThe number of people killed by a typhoon that battered the Philippines over the Christmas period has risen to 28, say officials.
Typhoon Phanfone, known locally as Typhoon Ursula, made its way through many islands of central Philippines on 25 December.It reached winds of 200kmph , leaving thousands stranded as they tried to make their way home for Christmas. "Communication lines are down. Electricity is still down," Jonathan Pablito, a police chief in Alkan province, an island neighbouring Boracay, told agency AFP on Thursday.
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