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Nearly 90 dead in Philippine mudslides, flooding as storm hits - officials

by Reuters
Saturday, 23 December 2017 05:03 GMT

Rescuers evacuate residents from their homes during heavy flooding in Cagayan de Oro city in the Philippines, December 22, 2017. Picture taken December 22, 2017 REUTERS/Froilan Gallardo

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MANILA, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Nearly 90 have been killed and dozens are missing after a tropical storm hit the southern Philippines triggering mudslides and flooding, police and disaster officials said on Saturday.

The casualties were all on the main southern island of Mindanao, they said.

"We're are still trying to confirm reports of a farming village buried by a mudslide due to heavy rains brought by the typhoon," said Ryan Cabus, an official in Tubod town.

(Reporting by Manny Mogato; Editing by Robert Birsel)

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