Super Typhoon Rai death toll rises to 75 in Philippines

The death toll in Philippines Super Typhoon Rai jumped at 75 displacing thousands of locals.

The rising death toll includes 63 people in the island province of Bohol alone, government official said.

Deaths have also been reported across other provinces, including Cebu, Negros Occidental and Surigao del Norte.

There was no publicly available consolidated casualty count as of midday Sunday.

On Saturday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said at least 31 people were reported killed, adding that it was still validating 27 of the deaths.

The government’s primary disaster-response agency said more than 370,000 people were affected by the typhoon.

Across the central and southern Philippines, video of the devastation emerged.

On social media, Filipinos frantically called for rescue, donations and assistance in finding relatives.

More than 300,000 people have been displaced, the disaster agency reported, possibly leaving thousands without homes ahead of Christmas.

People were trapped on rooftops as waters quickly rose. In parts of the central and western Visayas regions, Philippine Coast Guard rescuers in orange life jackets guided people from roofs to evacuation boats.