Nearly 900 left missing by Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines (Photo: Erik De Castro / Reuters) The Associated Press reports — The number of people missing after a typhoon devastated the Philippines jumped to nearly 900 after families and fishing companies reported losing contact with more than 300 fishermen at sea, officials said. Read the complete story.
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Nearly 900 left missing by Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines

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The Associated Press reports — The number of people missing after a typhoon devastated the Philippines jumped to nearly 900 after families and fishing companies reported losing contact with more than 300 fishermen at sea, officials said.

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Death toll over 500 in the Philippines following typhoon (Photo: Bullit Marquez / AP) Rescuers were digging through mud and debris Friday to retrieve more bodies strewn across a farming valley in the southern Philippines by a powerful typhoon. The death toll from the storm has surpassed 500, with more than 400 people missing. Read the complete story.
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Death toll over 500 in the Philippines following typhoon

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Rescuers were digging through mud and debris Friday to retrieve more bodies strewn across a farming valley in the southern Philippines by a powerful typhoon. The death toll from the storm has surpassed 500, with more than 400 people missing.

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40 dead or missing as 160-mph typhoon hits Philippines (Photo: Karlos Manlupig / AP) The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year pounded the southern island of Mindanao on Tuesday and about 40 people were dead or missing, media said, after the storm destroyed homes and brought down power and communication lines. See more photos and read the complete story.
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40 dead or missing as 160-mph typhoon hits Philippines

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The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year pounded the southern island of Mindanao on Tuesday and about 40 people were dead or missing, media said, after the storm destroyed homes and brought down power and communication lines.

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Waiting, wading and mourning in flood-stricken Philippines, as death toll hits 60 (Photo: Erik De Castro / Reuters) AP reports — Philippine disaster officials were shifting Friday from rescue work to a massive clean-up of the capital following nonstop rains that left tons of muck and debris from floods littering the city. The torrential monsoon rains that began Sunday left at least 60 people dead in the worst flooding in Manila since 2009. More than half of the sprawling metropolis of 12 million was submerged at the peak of the floods, and schools and offices closed for days. Read the complete story.
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Waiting, wading and mourning in flood-stricken Philippines, as death toll hits 60

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AP reports — Philippine disaster officials were shifting Friday from rescue work to a massive clean-up of the capital following nonstop rains that left tons of muck and debris from floods littering the city.

The torrential monsoon rains that began Sunday left at least 60 people dead in the worst flooding in Manila since 2009. More than half of the sprawling metropolis of 12 million was submerged at the peak of the floods, and schools and offices closed for days.

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Residents take to the rooftops in flooded Philippines cities (Photo: Francis R. Malasig / EPA) The Philippines began a massive clean-up on Thursdayafter floods swept the capital and nearby provinces, forcing residents to wade through shoulder-deep waters in some places after nearly two weeks of monsoon rains killed 91 people. See more images from PhotoBlog here.
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Residents take to the rooftops in flooded Philippines cities

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The Philippines began a massive clean-up on Thursdayafter floods swept the capital and nearby provinces, forcing residents to wade through shoulder-deep waters in some places after nearly two weeks of monsoon rains killed 91 people.

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Widespread flooding continues in Manila (Image: AFP - Getty Images) From Reuters:  MANILA - Heavy rains pounded the Philippines capital on Wednesday, prompting a new danger alert as emergency workers rushed food, water and clothes to almost one million people through streets turned into rivers after 11 straight days of monsoon downpour. Read the complete story.
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Widespread flooding continues in Manila

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From Reuters:  MANILA - Heavy rains pounded the Philippines capital on Wednesday, prompting a new danger alert as emergency workers rushed food, water and clothes to almost one million people through streets turned into rivers after 11 straight days of monsoon downpour.

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‘It’s like Waterworld’: Monsoon rains swamp Manila, force 270,000 to flee Noel Celis / AFP - Getty Images Deadly torrential rains submerged much of the Philippine capital and surrounding areas on Tuesday, forcing nearly 270,000 people to flee their homes with more flooding expected in the north of the country as a tropical storm passes through the region, officials said. See more images on PhotoBlog.
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‘It’s like Waterworld’: Monsoon rains swamp Manila, force 270,000 to flee

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Deadly torrential rains submerged much of the Philippine capital and surrounding areas on Tuesday, forcing nearly 270,000 people to flee their homes with more flooding expected in the north of the country as a tropical storm passes through the region, officials said.

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