December 26 . There was deadly storm called Typhoon Phanphone pushing the death toll up to 10  in the Philippines on Christmas day.
In the central region of the Philippines, 10 people have died when a powerful storm hit there .The death toll is suspected to increase. Thousands of people were stranded at the port on their way home after celebrating Christmas. The storm is expected to accelerate to 190 kilometers per hour. According to the report of local media in Philipines , among 10 people there included a  3 year old child who died of the storm . Much damage has been caused in Iloilo and Capiz province . Efforts are underway to clear the roads that are blocked .

Thousands of people were left stranded in ports as they tried to make their way home for Christmas. Phanfone struck close to regions devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. More than 6,000 people were killed in November that year, making it the Philippines’ deadliest storm.

But Agence France-Presse, citing disaster agency officials, said at least 16 people had died.The popular tourist island of Boracay appears to have suffered damage, although the extent is unclear.Korean tourist Jung Byung-joon told AFP that the airport at Kalibo, which services Boracay, was badly damaged.”Roads remain blocked, but some efforts have been made to clear away the damage,” he said. “It’s pretty bad.”In the city of Tacloban, a large fire broke out as the winds rose, but the city escaped the worst of the damage. Tacloban suffered enormous damage during Typhoon Haiyan when a storm surge pushed water into the low-lying city of more than 220,000 people.According to an update by the Philippines weather service at 11:00 local time (03:00 GMT) on Thursday, Phanfone had passed over the most populated islands and was heading out towards the South China Sea.