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Philippine Coast Guard personnel evacuate people from floods caused by Typhoon Ondoy in Cainta Rizal
27 Sep 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Philippine Coast Guard personnel evacuate people from floods caused by Typhoon Ondoy in Cainta Rizal, east of Manila September 27, 2009. Nearly 60 people were killed, Manila was blacked out and airline flights were suspended as a powerful typhoon battered the main Philippines island of Luzon on Saturday, disaster officials said. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Philippine Coast Guard personnel evacuate people from floods caused by Typhoon Ondoy in Cainta Rizal, east of Manila September 27, 2009. Nearly 60 people were killed, Manila was blacked out and ...


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