SINGAPORE--The rapid intensification that turned this week’s Typhoon Rai into the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year surpassed all predictions, forecasters said, leaving nearly 400 ...

Rai, the international name for the storm (the local name is Odette), was the 15th typhoon to hit the country this year. The storm made eight more landfalls in multiple regions before veering away.

Typhoon Rai (also known locally as “Odette”) was a tropical storm that affected the Philippines in December 2021. The Philippines is a lower-middle income country in Southeast Asia.

Typhoon Rai packed sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour with gusts of up to 270 kph at its most lethal before blowing out into the South China Sea on Friday.

TASS, December 20. At least 208 people have been killed in the devastation caused by Typhoon Rai, the Manila Bulletin newspaper reported on Monday referring to the data of the country’s police.

But increasingly, the holiday season—which is usually associated with dryer temperatures—is seeing strong typhoons too, like in 2021, when Super Typhoon Rai (a Category-5 equivalent ...

Typhoon Odette (Rai) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday, December 18, leaving parts of the Visayas and Mindanao to recover in its wake. The Category 5 storm forced ...

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Typhoon Rai (also known locally as “Odette”) was a tropical storm that affected the Philippines in December 2021. The Philippines is an emerging country in Southeast Asia. With wind speeds of ...

Frustration is growing two weeks after a devastating typhoon struck the Philippines, with government assistance slow to reach the affected areas.