23 killed as storm lashes Philippines
A typhoon whipped through the northwestern Philippines on Saturday, killing at least 23 people in stormy seas and leaving more than 10,000 people stranded as air and ferry services were suspended.
Most of those killed were from a boat that capsized off Masbate island in the south of Luzon region, the Coast Guard said.
At least 21 people on the vessel, named the Mae Ann, were killed and 18 were rescued, Coast Guard spokesman Joseph Coyme told reporters in Manila, citing details from the Coast Guard's district commander in Bicol region.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. A fisherman also drowned while his four companions were rescued when their boat sank in rough seas.
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