Event: Tropical Storm Ketsana

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Seven dead as typhoon hits Manila

A typhoon battered the Philippine capital Manila as surrounding provinces were still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering on to rooftops today to escape rising waters.

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Marcos shoes saved as floods devastate city

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Philippines braced for new storm as death toll rises

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New storm threatens Philippines

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Death toll from Philippine storm hits 140

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Flood-hit Philippines appeals for aid

Manila storm claims 106 lives

RESCUERS plucked bodies from muddy floodwaters and saved drenched survivors from rooftops yesterday after a tropical storm tore through the northern Philippines and left at least 106 people dead and missing.

Mon, 28 Sep, 2009

Over 100 dead in Philippines floods

The number of dead and missing from Tropical Storm Ketsana has climbed to at least 106 people, according to Philippine officials.

Sun, 27 Sep, 2009

Philippine flood toll rises

Philippine officials said the number of dead or missing from Tropical Storm Ketsana climbed to at least 72 people.

Sun, 27 Sep, 2009

At least 40 dead in Philippines flooding

At least 40 people have been killed after Tropical Storm Ketsana dumped more than 16 inches (40 centimetres) of rain on the Philippine capital, Manila, in just 12 hours, officials said today.

Sat, 26 Sep, 2009

Five killed in Philippines floods

Nearly a month’s worth of rain fell in six hours today as Tropical Storm Ketsana slammed ashore in the Philippines, killing five people and stranding thousands on rooftops in the capital’s worst flooding in more than 42 years.

Sat, 26 Sep, 2009