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| People in the Philippines are braced for a new storm, days after Typhoon Ketsana left more than 270 dead there. | People in the Philippines are braced for a new storm, days after Typhoon Ketsana left more than 270 dead there. |
| Officials warned that Typhoon Parma, which could hit the Philippines on Saturday, might be even more powerful. | Officials warned that Typhoon Parma, which could hit the Philippines on Saturday, might be even more powerful. |
| Soldiers and rescue workers were put on alert and evacuation plans were prepared in areas already struggling to recover from storm damage. | Soldiers and rescue workers were put on alert and evacuation plans were prepared in areas already struggling to recover from storm damage. |
| The overall death toll for Typhoon Ketsana across the region has risen to more than 380. | The overall death toll for Typhoon Ketsana across the region has risen to more than 380. |
| The storm left at least 277 people dead in the Philippines. | |
| At least 92 were killed in Vietnam - most of them because of floodwaters or landslides - while 14 died in Cambodia. | |
| Another 10 people were reported to be missing in Laos. | Another 10 people were reported to be missing in Laos. |
| Stockpiles | Stockpiles |
| Aid workers warned that Typhoon Parma, which is directed towards the coast in Luzon island north of where Ketsana hit, could hamper relief efforts already under way. | Aid workers warned that Typhoon Parma, which is directed towards the coast in Luzon island north of where Ketsana hit, could hamper relief efforts already under way. |
| Nathaniel Cruz, the head weather forecaster in the Philippines, said Parma could yet change direction and miss the country, adding that it was carrying less rain than Ketsana. | Nathaniel Cruz, the head weather forecaster in the Philippines, said Parma could yet change direction and miss the country, adding that it was carrying less rain than Ketsana. |
| But he said it could strengthen into a super-typhoon, with winds exceeding 124mph (200km/h), and that these could be highly destructive. | But he said it could strengthen into a super-typhoon, with winds exceeding 124mph (200km/h), and that these could be highly destructive. |
| "We are dealing with a very strong typhoon [and] there is a big possibility that this typhoon will gather more strength," Mr Cruz said. | "We are dealing with a very strong typhoon [and] there is a big possibility that this typhoon will gather more strength," Mr Cruz said. |
| Officials were reported to be preparing plans for the compulsory evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. | Officials were reported to be preparing plans for the compulsory evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. |
| Gilberto Teodoro, the head of the defence and disaster agencies, said some vulnerable areas were already being evacuated and civilian agencies had been ordered to stockpile supplies. | Gilberto Teodoro, the head of the defence and disaster agencies, said some vulnerable areas were already being evacuated and civilian agencies had been ordered to stockpile supplies. |
| Meanwhile, authorities in Vietnam delivered food and water by speed boat and helicopter to isolated communities affected by Ketsana. | Meanwhile, authorities in Vietnam delivered food and water by speed boat and helicopter to isolated communities affected by Ketsana. |
| Some villages in Vietnam and Cambodia remained cut off by mudslides and flooding. | Some villages in Vietnam and Cambodia remained cut off by mudslides and flooding. |
| Ketsana, with winds of up to 100km/h (60mph), hit the Philippines early on Saturday, crossing the main northern Luzon island before heading out toward the South China Sea. | Ketsana, with winds of up to 100km/h (60mph), hit the Philippines early on Saturday, crossing the main northern Luzon island before heading out toward the South China Sea. |
| Almost two million people were affected by the flooding in Manila, the worst to hit the city in 40 years. At one point, 80% of the city was submerged. | Almost two million people were affected by the flooding in Manila, the worst to hit the city in 40 years. At one point, 80% of the city was submerged. |