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Philippine landslides and floods kill up to 500.
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-12-02 02:09

A child sits beside a house surrounded by uprooted and illegally-cut trees which were brought down from the mountains to the town of Dingalan in Aurora province, about 70 km (40 miles) east of Manila, December 1, 2004. Rescuers dug with their bare hands on Wednesday to find survivors from landslides and floods that killed up to 500 people in a part of the northern Philippines due to be hit by a typhoon over the next 48 hours.  [Reuters]
Residents walk through floodwaters while carrying their belongings as they evacuate to higher grounds in the town of Dingalan in Aurora province, about 70 km (40 miles) east of Manila, December 1, 2004. [Reuters]
A Filipino father helps his son disembark from a truck after they evacuated their home in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, December 1, 2004. [Reuters]
Residents wait at a bridge that collapsed after a typhoon hit Dingalan in Aurora province, about 70 km (40 miles) east of Manila, December 1, 2004. [Reuters]

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