EPA 2012-08-02 10:32:27 Typhoon kills at least 23, displaces nearly 180,000 in Philippines
Filipino Elsa Gustilo sits beside the coffin of her late father Eduardo, at a flooded home at a coastal village in Navotas city, north of Manila, Philippines, 02 August 2012.Typhoon Saola's torrential rain and strong winds have left 23 people dead, injured 21 and displaced 179,990 in the northern and central Philippines, rescue officials said. More than 2,700 homes were damaged or destroyed, forcing 12,000 people into evacuation centres and the remainder of those displaced had to stay with friends or relatives, the Office of Civil Defence (OCD) said, as the typhoon made landfall in Taiwan. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG
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