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| Philippines Tropical Storm Tembin kills dozens in Mindanao | Philippines Tropical Storm Tembin kills dozens in Mindanao |
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| At least 74 people are reported to have been killed as a tropical storm swept through the southern Philippines, with dozens more missing. | |
| Storm Tembin brought flash flooding and mudslides to parts of Mindanao island. | |
| Two towns badly hit were Tubod and Piagapo, where a number of homes were buried by boulders. | Two towns badly hit were Tubod and Piagapo, where a number of homes were buried by boulders. |
| Tembin, with winds of up to 80km/h (50 mph), has now passed across Mindanao and is heading over the southern tip of Palawan before moving further west. | Tembin, with winds of up to 80km/h (50 mph), has now passed across Mindanao and is heading over the southern tip of Palawan before moving further west. |
| The Philippines suffers regularly from deadly tropical storms, although Mindanao is not often hit. | The Philippines suffers regularly from deadly tropical storms, although Mindanao is not often hit. |
| Tubod police officer Gerry Parami told the AFP news agency tha there had been at least 19 deaths in the town. | Tubod police officer Gerry Parami told the AFP news agency tha there had been at least 19 deaths in the town. |
| "The river rose and most of the homes were swept away. The village is no longer there," he said. | "The river rose and most of the homes were swept away. The village is no longer there," he said. |
| He said volunteers were digging through mud to try to recover bodies in the village of Dalama. | He said volunteers were digging through mud to try to recover bodies in the village of Dalama. |
| Another official told AFP that at least 10 people had died in the town of Piagapo, 10km east of Tubod. | |
| "We've sent rescuers but they're making little progress due to the rocks," Saripada Pacasum said. | "We've sent rescuers but they're making little progress due to the rocks," Saripada Pacasum said. |
| More deaths were reported in the towns of Sibuco and Salug. | More deaths were reported in the towns of Sibuco and Salug. |
| Power cuts and the loss of communication lines have hampered rescue efforts. | Power cuts and the loss of communication lines have hampered rescue efforts. |
| After Storm Tembin skirts the southern edge of Palawan it is forecast to travel west, south of the Spratly Islands, reaching southern Vietnam in about three days | After Storm Tembin skirts the southern edge of Palawan it is forecast to travel west, south of the Spratly Islands, reaching southern Vietnam in about three days |
| A week ago, Tropical Storm Kai-Tak hit the central Philippines, killing dozens | A week ago, Tropical Storm Kai-Tak hit the central Philippines, killing dozens |
| The region is still recovering from Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 5,000 people and affected millions in 2013. | The region is still recovering from Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 5,000 people and affected millions in 2013. |