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Typhoon leaves four dead on Christmas Day

A powerful typhoon that battered the Philippines on Christmas Day leaving at least four people dead and destroying homes roared over a congested region near Manila on today.

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Major volcanic eruption feared in Philippines

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Thousands evacuated as volcano erupts

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At least 50 dead after Vietnam is ‘bombarded’ by tropical storm

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Hope fades for typhoon victims

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Rescuers dig with bare hands after typhoon

More than 1,000 feared dead in Philippines typhoon

Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a state of national calamity today as the top Red Cross official estimated more than 1,000 people have been killed after a massive typhoon unleashed walls of black mud on entire villages.

Sun, 03 Dec, 2006

Philippines: Up to 700 feared dead in mudslides

Hopes virtually vanished today for finding survivors of typhoon-triggered mudslides that engulfed entire villages in the eastern Philippines, with the Red Cross fearing the death toll could reach 700.

Sun, 03 Dec, 2006