The storm made landfall on Saturday in the country’s north with wind speeds reaching 213 kilometres (133 miles) per hour, causing severe flooding and landslides, and forcing the evacuation of over 50,000 people.
As of Wednesday, at least 179 people are reported to have been killed, including children, according to media reports. Several hundred people have been injured and over 47,500 houses damaged or destroyed.
“The strength and intensity of the typhoon has left a trail of catastrophic consequences, with millions of families severely affected in coastal as well as mountainous and hard-to-reach areas,” the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a