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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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Typhoon-hit Philippines

CEBU CITY, Philippines - A boy drinks supplied juice after taking refuge at an air force base in Cebu Island, the Philippines, on Nov. 13, 2013, evacuating on a military airplane from Samar Island after Typhoon Haiyan hit the area.

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Typhoon-hit Philippines

CEBU CITY, Philippines - A woman and her daughter are pictured after taking refuge at an air force base in Cebu Island, the Philippines, on Nov. 13, 2013, evacuating on a military airplane from Samar Island after Typhoon Haiyan hit the area.