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Deadly storm roars across Philippines |
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 |
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Jim Gomez
June 25, 2009 - 7:14AM A tropical storm blew across the central Philippines on Wednesday,
whipping up a tornado that ripped the roofs off houses and killed four
fishermen, officials said. Two more people drowned in floods.
The storm, packing sustained winds of 75km/h, first struck eastern Samar
province on Tuesday and by Wednesday was roaring westward over the
central Philippines toward the South China Sea. Nearly 10,000 people were stranded aboard hundreds of ferries and
motorboats, which were ordered to stay docked for safety, the National
Disaster Coordinating Council said. More than 60 domestic flights were cancelled, airline officials said.
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