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Motorists drive past a filling station which was toppled by typhoon Megi, Monday Oct. 18, 2009 at Cauayan, Isabela province in northeastern Philippines.
Monday, Oct. 18, 2010

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  • BENITO RAMOS,
  • a disaster-response official, on expecting further damage after "Super Typhoon" Megi hit the Philippines on Monday
Photo: Bullit Marquez / AP | Source: BBC