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A powerful typhoon that battered the central Philippines left at least 12 people dead in massive floods that trapped residents on roofs and damaged buildings including a hotel and an airport, officials said.
"I have never experienced such ferocity of the wind in my life and we were not even directly hit," said Iloilo Mayor Jerry Trenas.
Typhoon Rai was one of the strongest typhoons to hit the country in recent years.
A powerful typhoon that battered the central Philippines left at least 12 people dead in massive floods that trapped residents on roofs and damaged buildings including a hotel and an airport, officials said.
Typhoon Rai was one of the strongest typhoons to hit the country in recent years.