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Philippine typhoon deaths climb into thousands

November 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) – As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in one Philippine city alone after one of the worst storms ever recorded unleashed ferocious winds and giant waves that washed away homes and schools. Corpses hung from tree branches and were scattered along sidewalks and among flattened […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Eastern Samar, Elmer Soria, Leo Dacaynos, Leyte Island, Moro Gulf, Philippine National Red Cross, Philippine-born Australian Mila Ward, Philippines, Samar Island, South China Sea, TACLOBAN, Typhoon Haiyan, Vietnam, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22

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