Asia-Pacific

Death toll hits 23 during Typhoon Conson

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-15 11:51

MANILA -- The death toll caused by Typhoon Conson has reached 23 as of early Thursday in the Philippines, said the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC).

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Of all the victims, three were from central Luzon region, 17 were from southwestern Luzon and the other three were from southeastern Luzon, NDCC said in a statement, adding that 14 people were injured, and 59 others are still unaccounted for.

Initial statistics showed that as of 6 a.m. Thursday, 370 houses were destroyed and 2,904 others were damaged, and the economic loss that Conson brought to the Southeastern Asian country's infrastructure and agriculture amounted to 22.29 million pesos (US$481,633).

Weakening to a tropical storm after making its landfall on the Philippines late Tuesday, Conson is now out of the country, moving towards China's Hainan and Guangdong provinces.