Typhoon leaves 37 dead, thousands homeless in Philippines, blows toward Vietnam

Manila, Philippines (AP) - Typhoon Conson was blown away by the Philippines after killing at least 37 people, deep in the main northern island of darkness and leaving the new president fuming over the failure of the forecasts, to predict that the storm will slam in the capital .

Emergency teams on Thursday recovered the electricity in the capital and nearby provinces in Luzon island, flights resumed and schools again as normalcy crept back. Authorities, however, continue to search for 26 missing fishermen and to overcome the devastation wrought by the first major typhoon of the year.

Conson failed in the country's northeastern coast on Tuesday evening, high in the Bataan Peninsula Manila and then blew into the South China Sea, the government weather GENER Quiplong kaz