Death toll from Philippines storm rises to 126

By Emel Oz Gozellik </p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – The death toll from the powerful storm Usman that triggered landslides and flash flood in the Philippines has climbed to 126, Chinese official news agency reported on Sunday.</p> <p>Xinhua cited the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as saying that 26 people remain missing in the regions of Bicol, Eastern Visayas, Calabarzon and Mimaropa.</p> <p>The number of affected people has also climbed to 675,777, according to the NDRRMC.</p> <p>In September, 2018, at least 95 people were killed as a typhoon swept through the northern end of the country’s Luzon Island. </p> <p>The Philippines is hit by around 20 typhoons and storms each year.

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