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Philippines storm death toll rises to 74, many missing: govt
MANILA, Dec 23, 2017 (BSS/AFP) – The death toll from a tropical storm in
the southern Philippines has risen to 74, officials said Saturday, with
dozens more missing.
Tropical Storm Tembin struck Mindanao, the archipelago nation’s second-
largest island on Friday, unleashing flash floods and mudslides that erased a
remote village from the map.
It was forecast to smash into the tip of the western island of Palawan late
Saturday, the state weather service said.
BSS/AFP/SSS/1308 hrs