Images: Philippines Storm Calamity
A debris of mostly logs washed by the onslaught of Tropical storm Washi last Friday, litter the shoreline in Iligan city southern Philippines Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011.
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Affected residents wait for the arrival of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III to have a first hand look at the devastation of Fridays flash flooding Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011 in Iligan city southern Philippines.
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Soldiers carry coffins of flash flood victims during a mass burial Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011 at a public cemetery in Iligan city in southern Philippines. Dozens of grieving relatives of the victims wept openly during funeral rites presided by a Catholic bishop at nightfall in the city.
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Soldiers carry coffins of flash flood victims during a mass burial at a public cemetery in Iligan city in southern Philippines Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011.
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A relative weeps during mass burial for victims of Fridays flash flooding Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011 at a public cemetery in Iligan city in southern Philippines.
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A stray dog approaches a carcass of water buffalo Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011 amidst debris of mostly logs which were washed ashore by the onslaught of Tropical storm Washi last Friday in Iligan city southern Philippines.
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Soldiers carry coffins of flash flood victims during a mass burial Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011 at a public cemetery in Iligan city in southern Philippines. Dozens of grieving relatives of the victims wept openly during funeral rites presided by a Catholic bishop at nightfall in Iligan city.
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Boys play on debris of mostly logs which were washed ashore by the onslaught of Tropical storm Washi in Iligan city southern Philippines Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011 . The death toll neared 1,000 as President Benigno Aquino III declared a state of national calamity and relief agencies rushed to help.
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Soldiers carry coffins of victims of Fridays flash flooding during a mass burial at a public cemetery in Iligan city in southern Philippines Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011.
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Roman Catholic priests sprinkle holy water at coffins for victims of Fridays flash flooding during a mass burial at a public cemetery in Iligan city in southern Philippines Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011.
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Philippine Navy personnel arrange coffins that will be shipped with drinking water, clothes and other relief goods to flood-stricken Cagayan De Oro and Iligan cities on board a Philippine Navy ship in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011.
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Relatives search for their missing kin among cadavers placed outside a funeral parlor along a highway in Iligan city southern Philippines Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011.
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Soldiers carry coffins of flash flood victims during a mass burial Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011 at a public cemetery in Iligan city in southern Philippines.
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Affected residents stay in the multi-purpose hall of a public elementary school Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011 which serves as their temporary shelter following Fridays flash flooding brought about by Tropical storm Washi in Iligan city southern Philippines.
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Soldiers carry coffins of flash flood victims during a mass burial Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011 at a public cemetery in Iligan city in southern Philippines.
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Relatives weep during mass burial for victims of Fridays flash flooding Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011 at a public cemetery in Iligan city in southern Philippines.
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Soldiers carry coffins of flash flood victims during a mass burial Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011 at a public cemetery in Iligan city in southern Philippines.
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Affected residents stay in the multi-purpose hall of a public elementary school Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011 which serves as their temporary shelter following Fridays flash flooding brought about by Tropical storm Washi in Iligan city southern Philippines.
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Residents get relief goods from Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, second from left, during his visit to flood-hit city of Iligan in southern Philippines, Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011.
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A debris of mostly logs washed by the onslaught of tropical storm Washi last Friday, litter the shoreline in Iligan city southern Philippines Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011.
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