See the destruction and aftermath of Typhoon Kammuri

As Typhoon Kammuri moves away from the Philippines, having devastated much of the Samar province on Monday, all warning have been dropped.

According to NASA, the typhoon’s maximum sustained winds were around 40 knots (46 mph/74 kph), but were weakening.

Seventeen people have died in the wake of the typhoon, according to Xinhua.

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided two visible images of Kammuri on Dec. 4 that were combined at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. to show the entire storm. The combined VIIRS image showed that Kammuri's center of circulation was almost in the center of the South China Sea, while a tail of clouds streamed over Luzon, the northern Philippines and north to Taiwan. Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)

18 people were reported injured and while two have been reported missing.

The typhoon was downgraded into a severe tropical storm on Wednesday, by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration. However, the agency said Kammuri is still moving at 15 kph (9 mph), heading into the South China Sea, with winds up to 95 kph (59 mph) and gusts of 115 kph (71 mph).

Along with the death toll, Philippine Defense Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said the typhoon affected some 500,000 people.

Typhoon Kammuri approaching the Philippines on Dec 2, 2019. (NASA)

Jalad added that Kammuri damaged at least 38 houses, caused flooding in eight areas and cut the power supply in 203 areas, according to Xinhua.

Kammuri marks the 20th typhoon to make landfall in the Philippines this year.

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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency