179K views · 6.2K reactions | Super Typhoon Rai, known locally as Odette, slammed into the eastern coast of the Philippines Thursday afternoon, bringing torrential rain and the threat of widespread flooding across the archipelago. https://cnn.it/3GLSjpY | CNN Weather | Facebook

129K views · 2.8K reactions | Typhoon Rai has hit the Philippines, where 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes and seek shelter. Read more: https://aje.io/8zrr87 | Al Jazeera English | Facebook

This priest didn't let anything come between him & his service—even as Typhoon Rai rocked the Philippines last week. Footage from a local church in Tagbilaran City shows Fr. Virgilio Salas performing mass to an otherwise empty church, as strong rain and winds storm around him on December 16. | NowThis