Typhoon death toll in Philippines' Bohol province hits 49 - provincial governor

FILE PHOTO: Aerial view showing damaged houses in Surigao City, Surigao Del Norte Province, Philippines, December 17, 2021. Picture taken December 17, 2021. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS.

MANILA (Reuters) - At least 49 people died in the central Philippine province of Bohol, one of the worst-hit areas after a powerful typhoon slammed into the country last week, provincial governor Arthur Yap said on Sunday, as relief operations continued.

The official death toll as reported by the national disaster agency still remains at 31 and does not account for the updated numbers from Bohol.