At least ten people have been killed and three others are missing as Typhoon Goni pounded the Philippines an initial government report showing it was the world’s strongest typhoon this year, when it barrelled through the south of the Philippines’ main island of Luzon on Sunday.

More than 300 houses were buried under volcanic rocks and mud flows from Mayon Volcano in severely hit Albay province in the Bicol region, a lawmaker said.

Storm surges hit some coastal towns, while rivers overflowed and dikes were destroyed, submerging several villages in Bicol.

The dead and missing were all in Bicol,…



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