Philippines Struggles to Reach Typhoon's Victims

Philippines Struggles to Reach Typhoon's Victims New York Times MANILA — With many roads and bridges washed away, rescue teams struggled Wednesday to reach isolated villages in the southern Philippines after a powerful out-of-season typhoon tore through the region, leaving more than 270 people dead and ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Rescuers struggle to aid Philippines storm victims CNN (CNN) -- Rescue crews in the Philippines worked Wednesday to overcome washed-out roads, downed power lines and poor communications as they tried to reach what's left of remote villages to search for hundreds of people missing after a powerful typhoon ... See all stories on this topic »

Hundreds Dead, Hundreds Missing After Typhoon Slams Philippines NPR (blog) "The death toll from a typhoon that ravaged the Philippines jumped to 238 Wednesday with hundreds missing, as rescuers battled to reach areas cut off by floods and mudslides," The Manila Times writes. It adds that "Typhoon Pablo (international codename ... See all stories on this topic » NPR (blog)

Top Stories: Hundreds Dead In Philippines; Port Strike Ends NPR (blog) Top Stories: Hundreds Dead In Philippines; Port Strike Ends. by Mark Memmott. December 05, 2012 9:15 AM. Good morning. Our early headlines: — Hundreds Dead, Hundreds Missing After Typhoon Slams Philippines. — Deal Struck To End L.A. Port Strike; ... See all stories on this topic » NPR (blog)

Philippines death toll from Typhoon Bopha nears 300 CBS News NEW BATAAN, Philippines Stunned parents searching for missing children examined a row of mud-stained bodies covered with banana leaves while survivors dried their soaked belongings on roadsides Wednesday, a day after a powerful typhoon killed ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

Typhoon kills at least 283, hundreds missing, in Philippines Reuters NEW BATAAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Blocked roads and severed communications in the southern Philippines frustrated rescuers on Wednesday as teams searched for hundreds of people missing after the strongest typhoon this year killed at least 283 ... See all stories on this topic »

Philippines Fears Typhoon Death Toll Will Climb Wall Street Journal Typhoon Bopha, after killing at least 100 people and displacing tens of thousands more on the Philippine island of Mindanao, heads for the islands of Cebu and Bohol, popular tourist destinations. Journalist Mike Cohen talks about the typhoon's impact ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Typhoon Bopha leaves thousands in the Philippines in evacuation centers CNN (blog) CNN PRODUCER NOTE World Vision charity worker Crislyn Felisilda took these images in the typhoon struck area of Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Tuesday. High winds and heavy rain lashed the region, with flood waters of up to 4ft leaving some ... See all stories on this topic »

Typhoon Death Toll Rises in Philippines Voice of America MANILA — The southern half of the Philippines is reeling from a major typhoon that has so far left more than 230 people dead. The state weather bureau says Typhoon Bopha is on a northwest path from the country's western-most island province of Palawan. See all stories on this topic » Voice of America

Philippines: Typhoon Bopha death toll rises BBC News The death toll from a powerful storm battering the southern Philippines has risen to about 200, as rescue teams head for affected areas. At least 156 people are known to have died in Compostela Valley province alone when Typhoon Bopha struck Mindanao, ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

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