Flash Floods Kill More Than a Thousand in Southern Philippines

Flash Floods in Southern Philippines
Erik De Castro / Reuters

Refuge
People rest in an evacuation center after their homes were washed away by flash floods caused by Typhoon Washi in Cagayan de Oro City, southern Philippines, on Dec. 17, 2011.

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