Death toll from Typhoon Rai rises to at least 33 in Philippines

The death toll from Typhoon Rai that hit the Philippines this week rose to at least 33, official tallies showed on Saturday. Rai was the 15th and among the deadliest of the tropical storms to strike the Philippine archipelago this year, according to Reuters. Some 3,09,000 people remain in evacuation centres, data from the disaster management agency showed.