Philippine flash floods death toll tops 1,000
China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-22 08:41
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Richard Racadio, 9, cleans up his house on Wednesday, which was buried in mud in Friday's flash flooding brought about by Tropical storm Washi in Iligan city southern Philippines. The tropical storm swept through the coastal region and unleashed flash floods in the middle of the night that caught most of the victims in their sleep. Bullit Marquez / Associated Press |
ILIGAN, The Philippines - The official death toll from last week's massive flash flooding in two southern Philippine cities topped 1,000 on Wednesday, while authorities said they have lost count of the missing in one of the worst calamities to hit the region.
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