At least 10 people have died after a powerful typhoon hit the central Philippines on Christmas Day, with the death toll likely to rise.
Typhoon Phanfone carried gusts of close to 190 kilometer per hour
and made landfall several times across various islands.
Tens of thousands of people were left stranded in ports as they tried to make their way home for Christmas.
According to an update by the Philippines weather service, Typhoon Phanfone is now heading out towards the South China Sea.