Tropical Storm Trami: At least 82 Dead In Philippines

At least 82 people have been killed in the Philippines in landslides and extensive flooding after Tropical Storm Trami battered the nation. It is the 11th and one of the deadliest to hit the country this year. Nearly 320,000 people were forced to leave their homes, and several are stranded at airports and seaports.

On Friday, the storm was heading toward Vietnam across the South China Sea. However, state forecasters raised the rare possibility that the storm could make a U-turn next week as it is pushed back by high-pressure winds in the South China Sea, reported Associated Press. The report also said that the death toll included 26 villagers who died in floodwaters and landslides in Bicol, a tourism destination southeast of Manila. "I make this pledge to our people: Help is on the way. It will come by land, air, and, even by sea. I have ordered the full mobilization of available AFP personnel and resources which can be committed to relief operations," wrote President Ferdinand Marcos Jr in a post on X on Friday.

Each year, the Philippines is hit by four typhoons on average, some of them deadly. In September, at least 11 people were killed when Tropical Storm Yagi hit the Philippines, a Southeast Asian archipelago that lies between the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan left more than 7,300 people dead or missing.