MANILA – The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Nesat raised to 18 Wednesday as the government rushed to restore lifelines ahead of another storm roiling to the east of the country.
Rescuers reported two more deaths overnight; even as 35 others remaining missing a day after Nesat unleashed heavy rains, winds and storm surges across the main island of Luzon, Office of Civil Defense chief Benito Ramos said.
More than a million people in Luzon remained without power Wednesday, including some areas in the capital Manila and seven outlying provinces, according to Ramos.
September 28, 2011
