typhoon rai has left survivors pleading for urgent supplies of drinking water and food. the philippine red cross describe the scene in some coastal areas as complete carnage after the destruction of homes, hospitals and schools. our correspondent howard johnson is in the capital, manila. scenes of utter devastation. is up to date with what you are hearing. up-to-date with what you are hearinu. ~ ., ., ., , up-to-date with what you are hearin. . ., ., ., , , hearing. what we are hearing is this bi icture hearing. what we are hearing is this big picture emerging. hearing. what we are hearing is this big picture emerging. it hearing. what we are hearing is this big picture emerging. it hit - hearing. what we are hearing is this big picture emerging. it hit the - big picture emerging. it hit the philippines on thursday, the typhoon, and we are hearing people s stories. moving across the country and each of those landmasses having their own emergencies so it is like nine national
the prime minister s authority has been damaged. now he has lost a key to getting him into office, and he looks more vulnerable than ever. damian grammaticas, bbc news. the most powerful storm to hit the philippines this year is now known to have killed 75 people. it first struck the philippines on thursday, before tearing across other parts of the country. the typhoon is now heading towards vietnam, but is not expected to make landfall there. howard johnson reports from manila. philippine president rodrigo duterte has conducted an aerial inspection of the areas ravaged by the storm. pictures posted on social media show extensive damage to the dinagat islands. typhoon rai, the strongest typhoon this year, destroyed homes, uprooted trees and toppled powerlines, leaving nearly 3 million filipinos without electricity. on the popular tourist island of bohol, the government has declared a state of emergency. with internet communications slowly being restored,
most of those who died were in the central province of bohol. president rodrigo duterte has carried out an aerial inspection of the areas hit by the storm, which brought ferocious winds and heavy rain. it first struck the philippines on thursday, before tearing across other parts of the country. the typhoon is now heading towards vietnam, but is not expected to make landfall there. polls have opened in hong kong in local assembly elections the first since china imposed sweeping political changes. danny vincent is our correspondent in hong kong. he says these elections are very different from the last ones. i think many critics across hong kong will see the entire political system has completely changed. first of all, this is the first election since beijing imposed electoral reform on the system. it means only people that are deemed patriotic to the country are even able to stand in this election, furthermore, many of the pro democracy leaders that will be standing in this election,
of a national security law around a year ago. that means that many of the would be candidates, many of the pro democracy camp, are either, many people have been arrested or essentially fled the city. so this election is quite different from past elections here in hong kong. many of the pro democracy candidates that many of these supporters would look to vote for simply are not able to stand this year. the most powerful storm to hit the philippines this year is now known to have killed 98 people. it first struck the philippines on thursday, before tearing across other parts of the country. the typhoon is now heading towards vietnam, but is not expected to make landfall there. howard johnson reports from manila. philippine president rodrigo duterte has conducted an aerial inspection of the areas ravaged by the storm. images posted on social media by the president s aides