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BEIJING, July 17 Xinhua According to foreign reports, 17, statistics show that the typhoon has been "Conson" swept through the Philippines, 53 people have been killed and 85 missing. Officials warned that casualties caused by typhoon could rise still further.

Previously heard that, "Conson" The death toll has risen to 38. However, near Manila Bay Coast Guard officers found more bodies, the authorities announced that the number of people killed by typhoon rose to 53.

National Disaster Control Center said a total of 85 persons missing. But the Philippine military announced in a statement rare good news for the 3 missing fishermen rescued by a passerby. According to reports, the Philippine military has sent helicopters and planes to the Philippine Navy, local search of missing persons.

"Conson" recently to 95 to 120 kilometers an hour swept through the capital of Manila, heavy rain for 2 hours in knee-deep in some areas. As this year's first transit of the typhoon, "Conson" led to the Philippines thousands of houses were destroyed, 92 ships sunk or damaged.

Typhoon has also led to cable is damaged, causing, including the island of Luzon, including Manila, a large area power outage, the city's 12 million inhabitants, 90% had no electricity at home once.

However, it was reported that more than 48 hours after the repair, Manila, and the power supply has been restored.