Flash Floods Kill More Than a Thousand in Southern Philippines

Flash Floods in Southern Philippines
Bullit Marquez / AP

Cleanup
Residents clean their muddied homes in Cagayan De Oro on Dec. 22, 2011, following flash flooding. Tens of thousands of residents continue to be housed in evacuation centers in Cagayan De Oro and Iligan after flash floods killed more than 1,000 people and washed away homes.

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