Typhoon Bavi caused severe disruption across East Asia on Saturday, as it battered Japan's southern islands with heavy rain and strong winds, and brought life in Taiwan to a near standstill.
Bavi causes death and destruction in the Philippines
The storm, which began as a "super typhoon" over the US Pacific territories of Guam and the Northern Marianas last week, also triggered floods and landslides in the Philippines, killing at least 17 people, while nine were missing in the southern island of Mindanao.Ten people died in a landslide in the town of Malapatan in the province of Sarangani, while two drowned in Bukidnon province. Five others died in a landslide in Lanao del Sur, the Philippines' meteorological agency said, adding that at least four people were injured in landslides.
Over 500,000 have been affected by the storm, with more than 11,000 forced from their homes.Bavi has forced schools in Manila to closeImage: Kenosis Yap/ZUMA/IMAGO
Thousands without power in Japan
