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"There is strong rain and winds starting. We're sitting on the stairs and praying while trying to gauge the typhoon's strength," the single mother told AFP.

“I didn’t see what happened exactly. I just heard a pause and I kind of put my head down and prayed for him,” Cosmi said.

Ms Kerr, who said "not a day passes" that she does not think and pray for her brother, expressed her faith in the experts during Sunday's memorial event.

It's now a site where pilgrims gather to pray and celebrate religious events.

The Reverend Jan Smith, its vicar, said: "We were praying last night for all of the people on the train and those severely injured."