On Tuesday, when 100 miles per hour
from Typhoon Bopha struck the Philippines that brought heavy rains and
destroyed villages and left thousands homeless.
On Wednesday, many roads and bridges
have been washed away from the typhoon, causing a struggle to rescue teams to
reach isolated villages in Southern Philippines. It left around 325 people dead
and several hundred more missing. On Thursday morning when the Office of Civil
Defense reported that the death toll went up to at 325 and that rescuers were
searching through mud and debris for 379 people that were reported missing, source
from The Associated Press. Most of the victims left by Typhoon Bopha have
seemed to have drowned or been hit by falling debris.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/world/asia/typhoon-said-to-have-killed-hundreds-in-philippines.html?_r=0
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