![]() ![]() Many are likely to be moved into tents for several months, awaiting new permanent housing. Tens of thousands are in emergency shelters. The region, unused to tropical storms, was poorly prepared. More than 10,000 houses were destroyed and 300,000 people forced to leave their homes, especially in and around the cities of Cagayan De Oro and Iligan. Many bodies are still thought to be buried in the mud and debris left behind after torrents of water cascaded through coastal and riverside areas on Mindanao island in mid-December. Several hundred people are still missing and the final toll is likely to be much higher than the current figure of almost 1,500. The authorities have announced 200 more deaths caused by Typhoon Washi and its aftermath. The number of confirmed victims of severe flooding in the southern Philippines has risen sharply. ![]() Hundreds still missing after Philippines typhoon ![]()
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