international aid

Philippines typhoon death toll tops 1,000

16 Dec 2012

The death toll from a typhoon that devastated the southern Philippines earlier this month has topped 1,000 as hundreds more remain missing, the government said on Sunday.

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UN launches Philippine typhoon aid appeal

10 Dec 2012

The United Nations launched a US$65 million global aid appeal on Monday to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by a deadly typhoon that ravaged the Philippines.

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Hundreds of fishermen missing in Philippine storm

9 Dec 2012

The number of people missing after a typhoon devastated parts of the southern Philippines jumped to nearly 900 after families and fishing companies reported losing contact with more than 300...

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Philippines typhoon victims pack into homeless shelters as death toll rises

8 Dec 2012

Hundreds of thousands of survivors of a deadly Philippines typhoon crammed into overcrowded shelters yesterday, braving the stench of corpses as the government vowed action to prevent storm...

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