18:17, 07 December 2012 | GMT +5
Philippine President Benigno Aquino visits typhoon-hit area as death toll rises to 418
LONDON. December 7. KAZINFORM President Benigno Aquino has travelled to areas in the southern Philippines devastated by a powerful typhoon that struck earlier this week.

Meeting survivors in New Bataan, the scene of deadly flash floods, he said efforts had to be made to ensure such a disaster was not repeated.
A total of 418 people are now confirmed dead and another 383 remain missing, official figures show.
More than 300,000 people are currently staying in evacuation centres.
Typhoon Bopha struck the southern island of Mindanao on Tuesday. High winds and heavy rain damaged a swathe of the island, but the worst-hit areas were two eastern provinces, Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental.
In New Bataan, in Compostela Valley, several buildings - including emergency shelters - were washed away or buried by flash floods and mudslides.
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