A typhoon that hit Cebu on Tuesday caused flooding in several cities, sweeping away cars, riverside shacks and even large shipping containers.
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The death toll from Typhoon Kalmegi in the central Philippines surpassed 100 on Wednesday, with the latest storm in the Philippines hitting the province of Cebu the hardest.
A typhoon hit Cebu on Tuesday, causing flooding in several towns. The floods swept away cars, riverside shacks and large shipping containers.
Cebu spokesman Ron Ramos told AFP that 35 bodies had been found in Lilon, a town in the metro area of the provincial capital Cebu City. The grim news brought the death toll in the latest natural disaster in Cebu to 76.
At least 12 people were killed and 12 were missing on neighboring Negros Island, police Lieutenant Stephen Polinar said.
Meteorologist Charmaine Varilla told AFP that "the area around Cebu City had received 183 millimeters (seven inches) of rain in the 24 hours before it made landfall, more than its monthly average of 131 millimeters."
Provincial Governor Pamela Baricuatro described the situation on Tuesday as "an unimaginable and catastrophic disaster."
Scientists have warned that typhoons are becoming more powerful in the Philippines due to human-induced climate change.
More than 800,000 people have been evacuated from areas hardest hit by the storm, including Cebu.
