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Flood-affected residents queue up for relief goods being distributed at an evacuation center Thursday. Pic: AP.

UN: Philippine flood destruction like tsunami

By Thu, Dec 22, 2011 4:08PM UTC View Comments Flood-affected residents queue up for relief goods being distributed at an evacuation center Thursday. Pic: AP.

ILIGAN, Philippines (AP) — Two southern Philippine cities devastated by flash floods that killed more than 1,000 people look like they have been hit by a tsunami, a United Nations official said Thursday as he appealed for $28 million in aid to help half a million people affected by the disaster. U.N. humanitarian coordinator Soe...

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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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