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Volunteers use rubber a boat to ferry residents to safer grounds following a flash flood that inundated Cagayan de Oro city, Philippines, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Pic:AP

Philippines: Storm kills 600; bloggers launch donation drives

By Sun, Dec 18, 2011 8:13AM UTC View Comments Volunteers use rubber a boat to ferry residents to safer grounds following a flash flood that inundated Cagayan de Oro city, Philippines, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Pic:AP

More than 600 persons are feared to have been killed or missing by typhoon Sendong (Washi) in Southern Philippines. Bloggers in Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro City, two areas which bore the brunt of flash floods, swiftly took action and launched online donation campaigns for typhoon victims: Iligan Bloggers’ #oneforiligan campaign: Paypal ID singcol.inquisitor@gmail.com...

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