Tuesday, August 11, 2009

DTN News: Philippines TODAY August 11, 2009 ~ Havoc Created By Typhoon

DTN News: Philippines TODAY August 11, 2009 ~ Havoc Created By Typhoon
*Source: DTN News / Int'l Media
(NSI News Source Info) MANILA, Philippines - August 11, 2009: Philippine coast guardsmen assist stranded residents as flooding continues for a second straight day Saturday Aug. 8, 2009, in Botolan, Zambales in northwestern Philippines. Stranded residents wait to be ferried by the Philippine Coast Guard rescuers to the other end of a highway partially destroyed due to continued flooding in Botolan town in northern Philippines August 8, 2009. Three French tourists and two guides on a trek to Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines drowned on Thursday when their car was swept away by a swollen river. Six other people were killed in flash floods and landslides in the main island of Luzon.
An earthen dike in the foothills of Mt. Pinatubo collapsed under heavy monsoon rains early Friday, flooding towns and villages west of Manila and leaving at least 12 dead, including three foreigners, officials said.

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