Pleas for help in Philippines after killer Typhoon Rai leaves island province ‘levelled to the ground’; at least 33 dead

At least 33 people were killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, official tallies showed on Saturday.More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Typhoon Rai ravaged the southern and central regions of the archipelago, knocking out communications and electricity in many areas, ripping off roofs and toppling concrete power poles.Rai was a super typhoon when it smashed into the popular tourist island of Siargao on Thursday, packing maximum sustained…