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At least 12 people have died in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, the disaster agency said Friday, after the storm swept across the archipelago uprooting trees, toppling power poles and flooding villages.
Rai was a super typhoon when it slammed into Siargao Island on Thursday, packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometres an hour (120 miles).
12 dead as powerful typhoon batters the Philippines
Since Friday night, Louisiana State Police Troopers say they investigated 10 fatal crashes resulting in 12 deaths.