Typhoon kills at least 21 in Philippines

08 December 2014 - 11:55
By Sapa-AFP

A typhoon that struck the Philippines over the weekend has claimed at least 21 lives, the Philippine Red Cross said on Monday.

Eighteen of those people died on the eastern island of Samar, where Typhoon Hagupit made landfall on Saturday with winds of 210 kilometres (130 miles), Red Cross secretary general Gwendolyn Pang told AFP.