At least 200 dead after typhoon ravages southern Philippines

One of the deadliest storms to hit the Philippines this year blew out of the country’s south on Sunday after leaving more than 200 people dead in landslides and flash floods.
Police said 144 people remained missing while more than 40,000 had fled their homes to evacuation camps. A total of 70,000 have been displaced or otherwise affected by the storm according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), which warned that continued heavy rain could…