Friday, December 01, 2006

Typhoon kills up to 200 in Philippines (AP)

Residents watch as workers clear a road off fallen trees in Candelaria Quezon province Friday Dec. 1 2006 after super typhoon 'Durian' lashed the Philippines' main island of Luzon in central and northeastern Philippines overnight killing scores of people including at least six people who were buried in a mudslide near the country's most active Mayon volcano in Albay province. The typhoon the fourth to hit the country in the last three months also left a big swath of destruction in agriculture and infrastructure. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - Typhoon Durian killed as many as 200 people as it ripped across the eastern Philippines flattening towns with winds gusting up to 165 mph officials said Friday.


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