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Vol. 5 Num 187
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Thu. December 02, 2004
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International
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Terrified Filipinos flee new typhoon

A Filipino boy sits on debris of tree trunks, branches and mud littered on a road while other children look around in Infanta after a flash flood spawned by a tropical storm hit the area. Philippine President Gloria Arroyo ordered yesterday a renewed crackdown on illegal logging after a series of flashfloods and landslides left alsmost 500 dead missing mostly in the nearby town of Real. Arroyo blamed illegal logging for the massive floodings and damage that his the eastern Philippines. PHOTO: AFP
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