The death toll from Typhoon "Pablo" is now close to 1,000 while hundreds more remain missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Saturday.
As of 6 a.m., the NDRRMC said at least 955 people were reported dead, 2,662 were injured, while 841 others are still missing to date. Of the reported fatalities, 382 bodies remain unidentified.
The agency noted that the number of fatalities increased by 49 due to the inclusion of unidentified cadavers in New Bataan, Compostela Valley while the number of missing decreased by 91 due to discovery of double entries in the dead and missing in the Davao region.
Saturday 15 December 2012
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2012/12/15/typhoon-pablo-death-toll-nears-1000-258487
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