12/2/06

Supertyphoon Leaves 469 Dead, Missing in Philippines

At least 469 people have either been killed or are missing after Supertyphoon Durian smashed into the Philippines, causing flooding with the most rainfall in four decades, government officials said.

The typhoon, which hit the Philippines on Nov. 30, killed at least 208 people and injured 90 others, Glenn Rabonza, head of the National Disaster Coordinating Council, said today. As many as 261 people are missing, he said.

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