In Pictures: Typhoon Phanfone batters Philippines on Christmas Day

Typhoon Phanfone pummelled the Philippines on Dec 25, bringing a wet and terrifying holiday to millions in the mainly Catholic nation.

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Dec 26, 2019, 09:12 AM

Residents stand next to a house damaged by Typhoon Phanfone in Ormoc City, Leyte province in central Philippines, on Dec 25, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Residents walk past a house damaged during Typhoon Phanfone in Tacloban, Leyte province in the central Philippines on Dec 25, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Residents wade through a flooded highway, caused by heavy rains due to Typhoon Phanfone, in Ormoc City, Leyte province in central Philippines, on Dec 25, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A resident looks at a house damaged at the height of Typhoon Phanfone in Tacloban, Leyte province in the central Philippines on Dec 25, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A toppled Christmas tree in the typhoon-hit city of Ormoc, Philippines, on Dec 25, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Villagers capture a python on Christmas Day in the typhoon-hit city of Ormoc, Philippines, on Dec 25, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Villagers clear debris in the typhoon-hit city of Ormoc, Philippines, on Dec 25, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Lamp posts damaged due to Typhoon Phanfone lie on a road in Ormoc City, Leyte province in central Philippines, on Dec 25, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Villagers walk by a damaged home and a cargo ship that had washed ashore in the typhoon-hit city of Ormoc, Philippines, on Dec 25, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Villagers walk past a cargo ship washed ashore on Christmas day in the typhoon-hit city of Ormoc, Philippines, on Dec 25, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Villagers wade through water next to a flooded home on Christmas day in the typhoon-hit city of Ormoc, Philippines, on Dec 25, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A motorist rides past a galvanised roof that had blown down from a house damaged during the height of Typhoon Phanfone in Tacloban, Leyte province in the central Philippines, on Dec 25, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

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