Al Jazeera English
| Dec 20, 2011
A state of national disaster has been declared in the Philippines. Flash floods triggered by Tropical Storm Washi have killed almost one thousand people, and the local government is preparing temporary communal tombs to house many of the bodies. ...
Al Jazeera English
| Dec 18, 2011
At least 436 people have been killed in widespread flooding in the southern Philippines, as tropical storm Washi raked across the region, the Philippine Red Cross said. The Red Cross, told the Associated Press on Saturday that the death toll had ...