Residents of Carcar City in Cebu reel from the devastation brought by Typhoon Odette. The typhoon left 48 people dead in the island. PHOTO BY RUY MARTINEZ
Residents of Carcar City in Cebu reel from the devastation brought by Typhoon Odette. The typhoon left 48 people dead in the island. PHOTO BY RUY MARTINEZ

SURIGAO CITY: The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year surged to 375 on Monday, as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent supplies of drinking water and food.

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