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Philippines Hit by Two Typhoons

DOUBLE WHAMMY

In one week, leaving dozens dead.

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Back-to-back typhoons hit the Philippines in a week, leaving the country devastated and dozens killed. The latest one, Nalgae, made landfall in Isabela province on Saturday and caused at least one death shortly after Typhoon Nesat hit the islands Tuesday, leaving at least 52 dead. Tens of thousands of people are still trapped in their homes by rising floods. More than three million people have been affected by the storms.

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