Typhoon Kalmaegi: Death toll tops 140 in the Philippines
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Typhoon Kalmaegi: Death toll tops 140 in the Philippines
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Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 140 people after unleashing devastating flooding across the central Philippines, with more than 100 missing.
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Most deaths were reported in the central province of Cebu, which experienced flash floods that caused a river and other waterways to overflow.
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Residents climbed onto rooftops as floodwaters engulfed the first floors of their house within minutes.
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“We always expect the worst and what I saw yesterday was the worst,” said a volunteer rescuer.
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Over 387,000 people fled to safer ground before Kalmaegi made landfall. Many were already displaced by a recent earthquake on Sep 30.
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Cebu governor blames clogged rivers and substandard flood control projects for worsening the floods, amid public anger over corruption and poor planning.
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