Philippines widens post-storm search as more bodies wash up far from flood-stricken cities
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MANILA, Philippines — Fishermen are joining Philippine navy sailors, police and firefighters in an ever wider search for bodies from one of the worst flash floods that swept away entire villages and flattened the southern coastline. The death toll now stands at 1,236.
Head of the Office of Civil Defense Benito Ramos said Monday that search teams retrieved an additional 150 bodies from the sea as far as 60 miles (100 kilometers) from worst-hit Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities.
More than 60,000 homeless from nearly 1,000 flood-ravaged villages spent a miserable Christmas in jam-packed schools and gymnasiums.
Ramos said it would take three to six months to restore some normalcy and construct temporary housing to free up schools that are now serving as refugee camps.
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Head of the Office of Civil Defense Benito Ramos said Monday that search teams retrieved an additional 150 bodies from the sea as far as 60 miles (100 kilometers) from worst-hit Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities.
More than 60,000 homeless from nearly 1,000 flood-ravaged villages spent a miserable Christmas in jam-packed schools and gymnasiums.
Ramos said it would take three to six months to restore some normalcy and construct temporary housing to free up schools that are now serving as refugee camps.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
