The loss of life and home are major traumas for survivors.
Hence, these reported numbers are expected to increase significantly.
A super typhoon is equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane.
Around 684,000 displaced people are reported in five regions with 440,000 people in evacuation centers.
Estimated agricultural damages include 80,000 hectares of crops, 1.
If Rai stays on present heading, Joint Typhoon Warning Center continues to project it regaining Category 3-equivalent intensity, gradually arcing northwest into the weekend, passing 137 miles east of Da Nang, Vietnam, at 4 a.