'TINO' DEATH TOLL RISES TO 66; CEBU WORST HIT

Typhoon "Tino" carved a deadly path across the Visayas, leaving at least 66 dead - 49 of them from Cebu province - amid widespread flooding and landslides that struck communities overnight, the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) reported Wednesday, Nov. 5.

- By MARTIN SADONGDONG

Government agencies scrambled to deliver relief aid, restore electricity, and clear blocked roads as floodwaters continued to isolate hard-hit areas.

OCD Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, civil defense deputy administrator for administration, said Region 7 suffered the most casualties, with Cebu bearing the brunt of the storm's destruction.