Manila | The governor of an island province in the central Philippines said on Sunday at least 63 people died in the devastation wrought by Typhoon Rai in more than half of the towns that managed to contact him, bringing the death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter the country this year to at least 112.

Governor Arthur Yap of Bohol province said 10 others were missing and 13 injured, and suggested the fatalities may still considerably increase, with only 33 out of 48 mayors able to report back to him due to downed communications. Officials were trying to confirm a sizable number of deaths caused by landslides and extensive flooding elsewhere.

AP