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At least 1,257 dead after TS Sendong pummels Philippines.

Ronan Kelly

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At least 180 dead after storm pummels Philippines
From Maria Ressa, for CNN
updated 6:27 AM EST, Sat December 17, 2011

Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- At least 180 people are dead after Tropical Storm Washi pummeled the Philippines, officials said Saturday.
The vast majority of the bodies were found in the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, according to military officials and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Five people were killed in a landslide, but all others died in flash flooding.
The provinces of Compostela Valley and Zamboanga del Norte were also hit, said Benito Ramos, chairman of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
About 400 people are missing after the storm, which is called Sendong locally. More than 2,000 have been rescued, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/17/world/asia/philippines-storm/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
 
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Storms pound Philippines in the thick of night, kill at least 436
Entire families wiped out by Typhoon Washi; many still unaccounted for, say officials


MANILA, Philippines ? Pounding rain from a tropical storm swelled rivers and sent walls of water crushing into two southern Philippine cities in the thick of night, killing at least 436 people, many caught in their beds, officials said Saturday.
Philippine Red Cross Secretary General Gwen Pang told The Associated Press that the latest toll was based on a body count in funeral parlors.
She said that 215 died in Cagayan de Oro and 144 in nearby Iligan cities, and the rest in several other southern and central provinces.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45705894/ns/weather/#.TuyycDU7VJw
 
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'Sendong' leaves 440 dead, 200 missing
Agence France-Presse
Posted at 12/17/2011 4:14 PM | Updated as of 12/18/2011 8:26 AM
ILIGAN, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) - More than 600 people were feared killed on Saturday when tropical storm "Sendong" (international name: Washi) whipped the southern Philippines, unleashing mammoth floods across vast areas of the country.

Relief workers said that 440 people had died and nearly 200 left missing after the storm wreaked havoc, destroying whole neighborhoods.

About 20,000 soldiers had been mobilized in a huge rescue and relief operation across the stricken north coast of the island of Mindanao, where the major ports of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan were worst hit.

Cagayan de Oro city reported 215 dead, and nearby Iligan city lost 144 residents, Philippine National Red Cross secretary-general Gwen Pang told AFP.
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http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/17/11/nearly-600-dead-and-missing-storm-sendong
 
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Death toll from Philippine storm tops 500; hundreds missing
From Maria Ressa, for CNN
updated 6:37 AM EST, Sun December 18, 2011

Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- Devastation from a tropical storm that deluged the southern Philippines mounted on Sunday, with the death toll rising to 548, military officials said.
About 500 people are missing, the Philippine Red Cross said, after entire villages were swept away. The agency offered a different death toll than the military -- 532 -- but it was not clear why.
The stench of death permeated the air as aid workers scrambled to help survivors.

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/18/world/asia/philippines-storm/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
 
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'Sendong' death toll rises to more than 650: Red Cross
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 12/18/2011 10:37 AM | Updated as of 12/18/2011 6:54 PM
MANILA, Philippines ? (4th UPDATE) The death toll from the mammoth floods unleashed in the Philippines by tropical storm "Sendong" (international name: Washi) has climbed to more than 650, the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) said Sunday.

Data from its official Twitter account shows the death toll as of 6:00 p.m. is already at 652.

This is higher than government figures. As of 12:00 p.m., the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported 332 dead.


PNRC Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang told ANC at least 8,000 families have been affected, with Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City accounting for most of the numbers
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http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/12/18/11/sendong-death-toll-rise-red-cross

Storm death toll tops 650 in Philippines; hundreds missing
From Maria Ressa, for CNN
updated 2:59 PM EST, Sun December 18, 2011

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Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- Devastation from a tropical storm that deluged the southern Philippines mounted Sunday, with the death toll rising to 652, the Philippine Red Cross said.

Hundreds are missing, the relief agency said, after entire villages were swept away.

The stench of death permeated the air as aid workers scrambled to help survivors.

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/18/world/asia/philippines-storm/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
 
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Death toll from 'Sendong' nearing 700

abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 12/19/2011 2:12 PM | Updated as of 12/19/2011 6:17 PM


MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) ? The death toll from tropical storm ?Sendong? (international name: Washi) has breached the 600 mark, government data showed.

As of 3:00 p.m. on Monday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said it has counted a total of 685 fatalities, mostly from the hardest hit areas of Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City in Region 10.

In Region 10 alone, the NDRRMC has recorded a total of 580 fatalities. Officials said 84 bodies have yet to be identified and claimed by their relatives.

The NDRRMC said search and retrieval operations continue to find more bodies after the floods.

The agency noted that the number of missing persons went down to 82 from 260.

In Cagayan de Oro City, 30,403 individuals are now staying in 19 evacuation centers, while in Iligan, there are 9,640 individuals in 15 centers.

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http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/19/11/death-toll-‘sendong’-now-632

Latest ndrrmc report;
http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachment...pdate Sitrep No.10 as of 19 Dec 2011, 6PM.pdf
 
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Philippine storm leaves over 1,000 dead or missing

In the Philippines, casualties from the tropical storm that swept through the southern island of Mindanao have reached nearly 1,000.
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http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111220_27.html
 
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Philippine floods death toll jumps to nearly 1,500

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The death toll from flash floods that swept away entire villages in the southern Philippines climbed to nearly 1,500 on Tuesday, as authorities widened their search for bodies.
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http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/international/archive/news/2011/12/27/20111227p2g00m0in067000c.html
 
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