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(Photo courtesy of Caritas Philippines) MANILA - The United Nations pledged USD12 million (approximately PHP600 million) as additional assistance to the country recently battered by Typhoon Odette (international name Rai). "I am releasing USD12 million from UNCERF (Central Emergency Response Fund) to help deliver urgent humanitarian assistance to support the Government-led response to Super Typhoon Rai (Odette) in the Philippines," UN Relief Chief Martin Griffiths announced on Christmas Eve. CERF is the UN's global emergency response fund that supports rapid humanitarian efforts ...

The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has killed at least 31 people after destroying homes, flooding villages and toppling power and communication lines as it cut across the country.

Not strong enough to snap trees or destroy buildings where we are. but i think the big story we have heard over and over again as the rain. it's just been impressive, it's been nonstop, just blowing in your face, blowing sideways, and just coming down over and over again. we've heard reports about possibly 40 inches of rain in some places, and you can understand why if you have been out here for ten hours, just feeling it poor each hour without a let up. as far as the people here go, all of these houses are boarded up, it is completely dark, electricity down, electricity is out for more than 1...

Colors. mexico city is up to the north. now that some of those structures have been kind of worked with getting shiny a little bit, you have the opportunity to lose power and downed lines. unfortunately a lot of people sleeping in the streets tonight. >> what's the latest for maria? >> maria is gaining strength today. in fact sustained winds were 160. that was the strength off the category 5 that moved in in 1928 when puerto rico had a category 5 make landfall. 75-mile-per-hour winds, we're likely to find ourselves with the strongest hurricane to make landfall in puerto rico. i'm concerned abo...