Typhoon Rai in Philippines: Death toll at least 375 as desperate survivors plead for supplies

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At least 375 people in the Philippines have died after Typhoon Rai struck, hitting 195 km/h at its peak.

It left at least 500 injured and more than 55 people are missing.

Dinagat Islands were one of the worst-hit places and survivors there are desperate for drinking water and food.

Al Jazeera’s @Jamela Alindogan reports from Dinagat province, in the southern Philippines

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