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.
The government’s National Disaster Co-ordinating Centre reported 309 bodies had been retrieved and 298 people remained missing three days after Typhoon Durian struck, triggering mudslides in worst-hit Albay province.
