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Philippines: Residents Rush to Stores Ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi

Typhoon Kalmaegi swept across the central Philippines, killing one person, flooding communities, cutting power, and displacing tens of thousands after making landfall around midnight over Silago in Southern Leyte early on November 4. The storm reached typhoon strength shortly before landfall, with winds of up to 150 kph and gusts reaching 185 kph. This video shows people shopping at a local supermarket in Iloilo City, Western Visayas on November 3 to prepare for the typhoon.

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Workers make Buko pies using coconut

LOS BANOS, Philippines - Workers produce Buko pies in Los Banos in the Philippine province of Laguna on Sept. 6, 2014. Buko pie using coconut meat, considered a specialty in the area, is gaining popularity in the country.

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People line up at store to buy original Buko pies

LOS BANOS, Philippines - People wait in line at Orient, the original Buko pie bakeshop, in Los Banos in the province of Laguna, the Philippines, in August 2014, to buy the popular pies using coconut meat.

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People line up at store to buy original Buko pies

LOS BANOS, Philippines - People wait in line at Orient, the original Buko pie bakeshop, in Los Banos in the province of Laguna, the Philippines, in August 2014, to buy the popular pies using coconut meat. (Kyodo)