Typhoon kills seven in Philippines
China Daily | Updated: 2011-09-28 08:08
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A Filipino man living beside a river evacuates his flooded home in Navotas, the Philippines, on Tuesday as Typhoon Nesat hits the country. The powerful typhoon slammed ashore in the northern Philippines, unleashing floods, cutting power and halting work in Manila, where residents waded in waist-deep waters and strong winds toppled trees. Aaron Favila / Associated Press |
MANILA, The Philippines - Typhoon Nesat crossed the Philippines' main island late on Tuesday, leaving behind at least seven dead after it lashed crop-growing provinces and brought the capital to a near standstill as it flooded roads and villages and cut power supplies.
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