Washi leaves more than 1000 dead in Philippines

[ via Bangkok Post  ] 20 Dec

More than a thousand people are dead or missing after flash floods that ravaged the southern Philippines, the government said Tuesday as cities prepared for mass burials. 

Some 957 people have been killed and 49 others are missing after tropical storm Washi lashed the southern island of Mindanao andsurrounding areas over the weekend, said civil defence chief Benito Ramos.

Washi brought heavy rains that swelled rivers, unleashing flash floods and landslides that struck in the dead of night and swept away shantytowns built near river mouths.

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Tropical Storm Washi takes toll of 180 lives Saturday in Southern Philippines

[ via Bangkok Post ] 17 Dec

The flash floods that ravaged the Southern  Philippines  as a consequence to the tropical storm "Washi" that struck Saturday has left 180 dead with nearly 400 people.

Regional military spokesmen told reporters 97 bodies were recovered in Cagayan de Oro, a major port on Mindanao island, and 75 were found in Iligan, a nearby southern port, accounting for most of the deaths.

375 people are still reported to be missing from the two cities alone.

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