At least 63 people have died in the devastation brought by Typhoon Rai in more than half of the towns in Bohol province, the governor of the island province in the central Philippines said Sunday. The death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter the country this year has surged to at least 112.

Governor Arthur Yap of Bohol province said 10 others were missing and 13 injured and suggested that fatalities may still considerably increase as only 33 out of 48 mayors were able to report back to him due to downed communications.

In statements posted on Facebook, Yap ordered mayors in his province of more than 1.2 million people to invoke their emergency powers to secure food packets for large numbers of people along with drinking water, which he said was an urgent problem since water stations were down because of the power outage.

Thirty-nine other deaths were reported by the disaster-response agency and the national police. And officials on Dinagat Islands, one of the southeastern provinces first pounded by the typhoon, separately reported 10 deaths just from a few towns.

Typhoon Rai, known locally as Odette, smashed into the Philippines Thursday as a super typhoon packing wind speeds of 195 kilometers (120 miles) per hour.

Thousands of military, police, coast guard and fire personnel are being deployed to assist in search and rescue efforts in the worst-affected areas.

The storm knocked out communications and electricity in many areas, ripped off roofs, damaged hospitals, toppled concrete power poles and flooded villages.

On Saturday, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte visited the affected areas in Southern Leyte to personally assess the damage caused by Rai, said Acting Presidential Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles in a statement.

Duterte directed the use of all government resources to ensure that disaster-relief goods are delivered to devastated areas, and electricity supply resumed as soon as possible, according to the statement.

(With input from agencies)