'Yolanda' exits PAR - PAGASA

MANILA, Philippines - Typhoon "Yolanda" exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday afternoon, more than 24 hours after wreaking havoc in Visayas.

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that as of 2 p.m., the typhoon's eye was estimated at 709 kilometers west of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro or outside PAR.

Yolanda (international name Haiyan) is the strongest to hit the country this year and perceived as the world's strongest in history that made landfall.

It slammed into Guiuan, Eastern Samar as a super typhoon at 4:40 a.m. on Friday and crossed other provinces in Eastern Visayas, Western Visayas, Central Visayas and parts of Luzon, including Quezon and Palawan provinces before it exited landmass on Friday night.

Based on reports, Tacloban City on Leyte Island suffered the most from the typhoon's extremely strong winds that generated storm surges that flooded the capital.

Reports said that more than 100 bodies have been seen sprawled in the streets of Tacloban City. More than a dozen fatalities have also been reported in Samar and other areas struck by the super typhoon.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has yet to issue an updated death count as its field officers have yet to report, particularly those in Eastern Visayas, due to cut off power supply and communication lines.

The agency earlier said that more than 4 million people were affected by the typhoon in the country.