He Strongest To Hit The Country This Year Photo Courtesy Of Cil Flores Dumaguete City Number People Who Perished During Onslaught Typhoon Odette In Negros Oriental Has Reached 73 With 21 Others Still Missing News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
'ODETTE' ONSLAUGHT. The municipal hall of Bindoy, Negros Oriental is badly damaged by Typhoon Odette. As of Dec. 24, 2021, the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office reported 73 deaths after the onslaught of the typhoon, the strongest to hit the country this year. (Photo courtesy of Cil Flores) DUMAGUETE CITY - The number of people who perished during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in Negros Oriental has reached 73 with 21 others still missing, the police reported as response operations by the government and the civilian sectors continue in affected areas. Col. Germano Mallari, Philippine National Police (PNP) provincial director, in an interview with the Philippine News Agency on Friday, said as of 6 a.m. of December 24, the death toll in the province remained the same in the past three days. "We first reported on Wednesday 74 deaths, however, one turned out to be traffic-related. We are hoping there are no more deaths associated with Typhoon Odette in the coming days