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Typhoon Rai death toll rises in the Philippines

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It's storm season in the Philippines— and the strongest storm of 2021 has made a devastating landfall.

Typhoon Rai, locally known as Odette, has killed nearly 400 people so far with at least 50 people still missing.

Here & Now's Celeste Headlee speaks with Jhesset Enano, an independent journalist from Manila, Philippines, writing stories on the environment and climate change.

This segment aired on December 20, 2021.

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