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The death toll from Typhoon Vamco in the Philippines has risen to 42, Philippine authorities said on November 13.

Torrential rains from storm Vamco lashed provinces in the Philippines’ main Luzon island on November 11, leaving one dead and three missing.

An assessment jointly carried out by Government agencies and the United Nations (UN) office has pointed out the need to provide multi-sectoral assistance for 177,000 of the most vulnerable people in five Vietnamese central provinces worst hit by storms and floods.

Lao weather authorities have warned that typhoon Goni may hit the country after moving away from the Philippines.

The Red Cross of the Philippines said on November 3 that eight towns on Catanduanes island were cut off and it could take months to restore power to the island of 260,000 people, which was devastated by the most powerful typhoon this year.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte November 2 conducted an aerial inspection of damage caused by typhoon Goni, the strongest hitting the country since 2020 that claimed 16 lives and left three others missing.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on November 2 asked authorised agencies and coastal localities to immediately direct vessels at sea to move to safe shelter and to evacuate people from aquatic farms at sea and at-risk areas to avoid the worst of Typhoon Goni.

At least 10 people were killed and three others went missing in the Philippines when Typhoon Goni, the strongest storm so far this year, hit Luzon island’s southern part on November 1, according to the country’s Office of Civil Defence (OCD).

Philippine authorities on October 31 ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of Luzon island as storm Goni, the world’s strongest this year, is approaching the country.

The death toll from Typhoon Molave has risen to 22 in the Philippines, said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on October 30, while another storm is on the way.