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Rescue efforts ramped up in the Philippines on Sunday to aid a quarter of a million people caught in the path of Typhoon Mangkhut, as authorities said dozens had been killed in the strongest storm of the year.
Government officials reported Sunday that 54 people had died, with 42 missing. Efforts to locate those still missing will resume on Monday.
President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman Harry Roque said most of the deaths were due to landslides, mainly in the Cordillera Administrative Region in northern Luzon.
Gov. Crescencio Carino Pacalso of Benguet province told CNN most of those missing are believed to be miners operating in small villages in the municipality of Itogon.
More than 250,000 people were affected by the storm across the country, with around half of those seeking shelter in evacuation centers in the country’s north.
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Evelyn Wigan wipes away a tear as she waits for news of missing relatives who were near the site of a deadly landslide in Itogon, Philippines.
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Rescuers in Itogon continue search operations on Wednesday, September 19. Dozens have been confirmed dead in the landslide, and dozens are still missing.
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Workers in Hong Kong clean up scaffolding that had been knocked down by the storm.
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A man holds an umbrella as he walks past fallen trees in Hong Kong on Sunday, September 16.
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A former school in the Hong Kong village of Shek O was destroyed by Typhoon Mangkhut.
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Rescue workers wade through floodwaters during a rescue operation in Macau on September 16.
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Huge waves surge in Shenzhen, China, on September 16.
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Rescuers evacuate areas in Macau.
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A taxi is left abandoned after breaking down in Hong Kong.
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Fierce winds and rain pierced this building in Hong Kong. The typhoon tore off roofs, downed trees and caused cranes to swing ominously.
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Rescuers assist a mother and her child after the deadly landslide in the Philippines.
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The landslide scarred this hillside.
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Strong winds churn waves on Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor.
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Hong Kong residents rest in a shelter on September 16.
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Rescue workers help a woman to cross a flooded street in the village of Lei Yu Mun, in Hong Kong on Sunday.
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A tree sits after falling onto a school bus in Hong Kong.
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Debris from houses destroyed by Typhoon Mangkhut lay scattered on the ground in Tuguegarao city in northeastern Philippines, on Sunday, September 16.
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Villagers look down an alleyway filled with seawater in Lei Yu Mun on Sunday.
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People walk through a flooded shopping mall in Heng Fa Chuen district on Sunday, September 16.
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People battle strong winds as they cross a street in China's Guangdong province on Sunday, September 16.
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Workers transfer sacks of grains from a toppled truck in northeastern Philippines on Sunday, September 16.
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A security guard wades across floodwaters in Heng Fa Chuen on Sunday, September 16.
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A fire rescue worker helps a child cross a flooded street in the village of Lei Yu Mun in Hong Kong.
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A policeman walks through makeshift tent shelters damaged by strong winds in Tuguegarao.
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A man takes a photograph as waves crash over a promenade in Hong Kong, on Sunday.
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Residents stand by a flooded road in Tuguegarao city in northeastern Philippines, on Saturday, September 15.
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A wave overwhelms a man as he tries to recover salvageable materials in Manila, Philippines, on Saturday, September 15.
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An elderly man waits for a taxi as Typhoon Mangkhut edges closer to Hong Kong, on Sunday, September 16.
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People pray inside of a temple ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Mangkhut in Sanhe village, China, on Saturday.
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Fishermen remove their boat from the water ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Mangkhut on the outskirts of Zhanjiang, China, on Saturday.
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Volunteers and police check on residents after Typhoon Mangkhut hit Tuguegarao, Philippines, on Saturday.
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A family shares a meal by flashlight inside a temporary evacuation center after electricity was shut off following the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut in the city of Tuguegarao, Philippines, on Saturday.
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An elderly Filipino woman copes in the typhoon-hit town of Aparri, Philippines, on September 15.
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Members of a family survey their heavily damaged home in Alcala, Philippines, on September 15.
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A basketball hoop is toppled in Tuguegarao City, Philippines, on September 15.
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Philippine soldiers help a man with a sick child after fallen electric poles blocked an ambulance transporting them in Baggao, a town north of Manila, on September 15.
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A woman weeps as she describes her family's experiences during the typhoon in Baggao on September 15.
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Crews work to clear a road of debris in Baggao on September 15.
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Motorists negotiate a flooded street in Manila on September 15.
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Children collect recyclable materials washed ashore in Manila on September 15.
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A motorist tries to avoid the flooding in Manila on September 15.
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Residents make their way through destroyed stalls at a public market in Tuguegarao City on September 15.
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Commuters push a car through floodwaters in Manila on September 15.
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Motorists push their motor bikes through a flooded street in Manila on September 15.
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Commuters brave the elements in Manila on September 15.
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Strong winds and rain batter buildings in Tuguegarao City on September 15.
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Street sweepers go about their daily business as rain and strong winds pound Manila on September 15.
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Guests sleep inside a hotel restaurant after strong winds damaged the roof of their room in Tuguegarao City on September 15.
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Heavy rain falls in Tuguegarao City on Friday, September 14.
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Officials conduct a patrol in Aparri ahead of the typhoon on September 14.
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A satellite image shows the width and trajectory of Mangkhut as it approaches the Philippines on September 14.
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A farmer gathers his herd of cows to a safe place as the typhoon nears Tuguegarao City on September 14.
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Fishermen secure a boat in Aparri before the storm arrives on September 14.
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Villagers from Aparri cut tree branches on September 14 in preparation for the massive storm.
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An evacuee rests inside an evacuation center in Tuguegarao City on September 14.
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A volunteer moves through relief goods September 14 as Tuguegarao prepares for the typhoon's arrival.
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Residential buildings in Hong Kong are reflected in a McDonald's restaurant window, taped in preparation for Typhoon Mangkhut, on September 14. Hong Kong and Macau are currently in the typhoon's path.
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Workers lay sandbags at the waterfront of the Lei Yue Mun area of Hong Kong on September 14.
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People secure the roof of a house in Tuguegarao on September 14.
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A worker steps over sandbags ahead of the typhoon's arrival in Hong Kong on September 14.
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Fishermen work amid the rough seas near Aparri on September 14.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrives for a government briefing on the typhoon at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in Quezon City on Thursday, September 13.
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Duterte, second from left, observes the disaster agency's operation center in action in Manila on September 13.
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High-rises are visible above choppy waters in Hong Kong's Wan Chai District on Wednesday, September 12.
Hong Kong’s typhoon alert warning was at its highest level, and the city all but shut down with transport suspended and residents warned to stay indoors.
While the storm has weakened, a T8 warning was still in place into Sunday evening – meaning that winds with speeds of about 63 kph were expected. Mangkhut was expected to move inland of western Guangdong.
Mangkhut slams into the Philippines
When Mangkhut made landfall in the Philippines Saturday morning at 1:40 a.m. local time, the storm was packing winds of up to 270 kph (165 mph), 120 kph (75 mph) stronger than Hurricane Florence that hit North Carolina.
Rosbin Martin, 54, decided not to leave her house in Buguey, a village on the northern coast of Luzon, for safer ground. She said she and her family prayed as winds stronger than any previous typhoon battered the area.
“The wind was going faster, stronger. We were not that scared because we prayed. We trusted our Almighty Father to save us since we are Catholic,” she told CNN.
The roof of Martin’s house was damaged but that was nothing compared to the complete destruction of the local gymnasium.
The village gymnasium in Buguey after Typhoon Mangkhut hit on Saturday.
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Mary Anne Millare, 48, also opted to sit out the storm with her husband and son in the resort where she works as a caretaker just outside Buguey.
Mary Anne Millare, 48, stands outside the building where she, her husband and son rode out the storm.
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“We are sandwiched here between the river and the West Philippine Sea. We were so afraid. We thought the building we were in would collapse. The wind was very strong. But we thank God the water did not go up,” she said.
Millare said she didn’t evacuate because she feared looters would raid their home. She’s not sure how she’s going to afford the repairs.
Death and damage
It’ll be days, if not weeks, before the Philippines assesses the full impact of Mangkhut.
However, while the death toll is likely to rise, some relief was expressed Saturday that the storm didn’t appear to have caused as much destruction as other recent, less powerful storms.
More than 6,000 people died when Super Typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines five years ago, the worst in a generation. That storm displaced nearly 4 million people. Many of the survivors ran short of food, water and medicine almost immediately.
Two people reportedly killed by Mangkhut were rescue workers, said Ricardo Jalad, executive director of the Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Both were women, killed when a rain-drenched hillside collapsed on them, according to the French news agency AFP.
As of Saturday, the storm had caused 51 landslides in the country’s north. Search crews are looking for people reported missing in the mountainous Cordillera region, Tolentino said.
The planet's strongest storm, Typhoon Mangkhut, hits Asia
Airport damaged
Earlier on Saturday, in the provincial capital Tuguegarao, strong winds lashed buildings, pulling off entire roofs and throwing large chunks of debris into the air.
Tuguegarao airport in northern Luzon, a vital transportation hub, was damaged in the storm, forcing the cancellation of more than 100 local and international flights, according to the Department of Transportation.
Authorities were assessing the damage and trying to repair communication systems, the Philippines News Agency reported.
Storm chaser James Reynolds said Sunday that the airport seemed to be being used as a military base to ferry supplies to affected regions.
The Philippines military had planned to send two C-130 airplanes and 10 helicopters to Cagayan province for typhoon relief and rescue efforts, according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, via Philippine News Agency (PNA).
Lorenzana said they’d fly north carrying aid and allowing rescuers to reach remote areas of the mountainous north as soon as the weather improved.
CNN’s Jo Shelly and Alexandra Field in Santiago, Philippines and Pauline Lockwood in Hong Kong contributed to this report.
