Philippines flood: Death toll rises to 521

MANILA : The death toll from mammoth floods unleashed in the Philippines by tropical storm Washi has climbed to 521, t
18 Dec, 2011

The devastated port cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan accounted for 434 of the deaths, Gwendolyn Pang, secretary general of the Philippine National Red Cross said in a statement, warning the numbers could climb further.

 

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011

 

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