Typhoon Durian kills 198 in Philippines


	Typhoon Durian kills 198 in Philippines

invictus

12-1-2006 11:08 AM

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storms, typhoon, philippines, disasters

invictus says:

Really horrible and I feel terribly sad for the Philippines people who were directly affected by the typhoon. Haraya, I hope you're safe and all right hun.

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MANILA, Philippines - The fourth major typhoon to hit the Philippines in four months killed 198 people and left 260 others missing, officials said Friday.
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