Philippine president to inspect typhoon damage as death toll rises to 16

A man looking at his belongings covered in mud following floods caused by Typhoon Goni, in Tierra Verde subdivision, Batangas City, Philippines, on Monday (Nov 2). - Reuters

MANILA, Nov 2 (Reuters): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will inspect on Monday areas hit by Typhoon Goni, the world's strongest typhoon this year, as authorities claimed mandatory evacuations had prevented a higher death toll even as some areas remained cut off.

The country's disaster agency said in a statement Goni had killed at least 16 people with three people reported missing.