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Ursula death toll rises to 35; 14 still missing, as typhoon exits

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/reuters/12/29/20191228-ursula-leyte-rtr.jpg"/><figcaption>Destroyed Christmas decorations are seen after Ursula swept through Tanauan town, Leyte on Dec. 25, 2019, in this photo obtained from social media. Paul Cinco via Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA—The death toll in the aftermath of typhoon Ursula has risen to 35, the country&#x27;s disaster-management body said Saturday.According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 22 were injured and 14 are still missing in its latest report hours after the typhoon left the Philippine area of responsibility.The typhoon slammed the Visayas with strong winds and heavy rainfall, uprooting trees and power lines, and washing out hundreds of houses and fishing boats, ruining the holidays for millions of people.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/28/19/christmas-storm-ursula-exits-ph-after-battering-southwestern-luzon-visayas">Christmas storm Ursula exits PH after battering southwestern Luzon, Visayas</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/27/19/strong-waves-brought-by-ursula-washes-out-hundreds-of-houses-boats-in-iloilo">Strong waves brought by Ursula washes out hundreds of houses, boats in Iloilo</a></li></ul>Several areas in Leyte, Aklan, Eastern Samar and Oriental Mindoro were placed under a state of calamity so that local governments could access emergency funds to help displaced residents.About 90 percent of houses in Bulalacao town, Oriental Mindoro were destroyed by Ursula, municipal Mayor Ernilo Villas earlier said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/27/19/90-porsiyento-ng-kabahayan-sa-bulalacao-oriental-mindoro-winasak-ni-ursula">90 porsiyento ng kabahayan sa Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro winasak ni &#x27;Ursula&#x27;</a></li></ul>About P600 million worth of crops and infrastructure were also damaged, according to the Department of Agriculture<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/27/19/halaga-ng-pinsala-sa-agrikultura-dulot-ng-ursula-higit-p600-milyon">Halaga ng pinsala sa agrikultura dulot ng Ursula, higit P600 milyon</a></li></ul>

Several areas in Leyte, Aklan, Eastern Samar and Oriental Mindoro were also placed under a state of calamity.

Several areas in Leyte, Aklan, Eastern Samar and Oriental Mindoro were also placed under a state of calamity.