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Officials: Typhoon Haiyan death toll may soar to 10,000 in Philippines
2013-11-10 12:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The death toll from one of the strongest storms on record that ravaged the central Philippine city of Tacloban could reach 10,000 people, officials said after the extent of massive devastation became apparent and horrified residents spoke of storm surges as high as trees. Regional police chief Elmer Soria said he was briefed by Leyte provincial Gov. Dominic Petilla late Saturday and told there were about 10,000 deaths in the province, mostly by drowning and from collapsed buildings. The governor's...
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