The number of confirmed deaths has risen to 40, while thousands of residents have evacuated amid the onslaught of Typhoon “Tino” in the Visayas and parts of Northern Mindanao, according to a report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) yesterday. According to Office of Civil Defense (OCD) spokesperson Junie Castillo, 22 of the fatalities were from Region 7, two from the Negros Island Region (NIR), and one each from Western Visayas (Region 6