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Typhoons strike Southeast Asia

Typhoon Nesat caused flooding, deaths, and 23 million in damages in the Phillipines. Two more typhoons are expected to hit in the next couple of days.

Fruzsina Eördögh

Updated on June 3 2021 2:31 am CDT

Southeast Asia is taking a beating this typhoon season, with three Typhoons set to strike the region in one week.

The first Typhoon, Nesat, caused the Philippine government to declare a state of emergency for Luzon county. Nesat is the 17th named storm to hit the area this hurricane season.

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Fruzsina Eördögh

Fruzsina Eördögh was the Daily Dot’s first YouTube reporter. In addition to working as a producer for the now-defunct digital channel TouchVision TV, Eördögh has been published by Vice, the Christian Science Monitor, the Guardian, Variety, and Slate.