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October 21, 2016

Super typhoon kills at least eight in Philippines
San Pablo , Philippines (AFP) Oct 20, 2016
One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines killed at least eight people on Thursday as ferocious gales and landslides destroyed tens of thousands of homes. Super Typhoon Haima struck late on Wednesday night with winds similar to those of catastrophic Haiyan in 2013, which was then the strongest storm to strike the disaster-prone Southeast Asian archipelago and claimed more than 7,350 lives. Haima then roared across mountain and farming communities of the northern regions of th ... read more

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