MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands ...

Typhoon Rai (also known locally as “Odette”) was a tropical storm that affected the Philippines in December 2021. The Philippines is a lower-middle income country in Southeast Asia.

(CNN)-- The fourth typhoon to hit the Philippines in a month came ashore east of the capital, Manila, on Saturday morning, bringing heavy rain, flooding, and washing away shanty houses near the coast.

A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to ...