Tropical Storm Nalgae hits Philippines, kills 72 at least

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Saturday ordered urgent aid distribution in a southern province where landslides have been triggered by Tropical Storm Nalgae, which has killed 72 people across the country so far.

Heavy rains and strong winds pounded the capital, Manila, and surrounding areas for most of Saturday as Nalgae forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes and disrupted peak holiday travel in much of the nation.

Nalgae is the second deadliest cyclone to hit the Philippines this year, with the disasters agency reporting 72 deaths at least, mostly in hard-hit Maguindanao province. Another 33 people have been injured and 17 are registered missing.