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December 07, 2012

477 dead, homeless swell after Philippines typhoon
New Bataan, Philippines (AFP) Dec 6, 2012
A quarter million people were homeless and 477 confirmed dead after the Philippines' worst typhoon this year, officials said Thursday, as the government appealed for international help. Typhoon Bopha ploughed across Mindanao island on Tuesday, flattening whole towns in its path as hurricane-force winds brought torrential rain that triggered floods and landslides. Erinea Cantilla and her family walked barefoot for two days in a vain search for food and shelter through a muddy wasteland near the m ... read more

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