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MANILA: The death toll from tropical storm Washi rose to 143 on Saturday with more than 100 others missing after widespread flash floods in the southern Philippines, officials said.
The military said 95 bodies were recovered in Cagayan de Oro, a major port on Mindanao island, while the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said 48 people were killed elsewhere on the island.
A total of 125 other people were missing in Cagayan de Oro, said regional military spokesman Colonel Leopoldo Galon.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011
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