Philippines typhoon death toll climbs to 1,774

, Nov 11: The number of deaths in the

caused by super

Haiyan, locally called Yolanda, rose to 1,774 by Monday night, a government agency said.

Of the total fatalities, 1,660 were in worst-hit eastern Visayas region, reported Xinhua quoting National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesman Rey Balido as saying.

He said 82 people were still missing and 2,487 were injured.

Balido said that they expected the number of casualties to increase as they were awaiting reports from other areas.

The super typhoon hit the Philippines Friday and exited the country on Saturday afternoon.

IANS