325 dead in Philippines typhoon
- Published: 6 Dec 2012 at 10.42
- Online news: Asia
NEW BATAAN, Philippines (AFP) - More than 300 people have been confirmed killed and nearly 200,000 left homeless after the Philippines suffered its worst typhoon this year, authorities said Thursday, reaching out for international aid to cope with the scale of the disaster.
Typhoon Bopha ploughed across the major southern island of Mindanao on Tuesday, flattening nearly everything across its 700-kilometre (435-mile) wide path with a blend of hurricane-force winds, floods and landslides.
Civil defence chief Benito Ramos said the government priority was to find 379 people still missing and to build temporary shelters for more than 179,000 others who have been packed into schools and government buildings for now.
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