Relatives searched for missing family members among mud-caked bodies laid out in rows on tarpaulins. Picture: REUTERS/Karlos Manlupig
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PHILIPPINES - WOMEN'S TRAUMA IN
SEVERE TYPHOON - EMERGENCY EVACUATION - LOSSES
December 4, 2012 - The strongest typhoon to hit
the Philippines this year has forced 40,000 people to evacuate their homes the
nation's southern provinces, cutting power, suspending travel and flooding
areas already vulnerable to landslides.
Relatives searched for missing family members among mud-caked bodies laid out in rows on tarpaulins. Picture: REUTERS/Karlos Manlupig
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Rescuers found a pregnant woman on the other side of the river with her one-year son after escaping floods that swamped their house after the storm made landfall.. Picture: TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images