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"Super typhoon" bears down on flood-ravaged Philippines

Posted by Publius Alter on Oct 2nd, 2009 and filed under Top Stories. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines declared a nationwide state of calamity on Friday as a “super typhoon” bore down days after flash floods killed nearly 300 people in and around Manila.


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