370 now dead in Phillippine typhoon

The Associated Press

1. Disaster warnings ignored as death toll rises to more than 370 in Philippines typhoon
   

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   NEW BATAAN, Philippines – The government's geological hazard maps show why this farming community was largely washed away by a ...

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   Many were killed after they went to shelters that were then washed away by flash floods. There are also 400 additional people missing beyond the 370 confirmed dead.  Here is a really amazing quote
   
   "After that I saw some people being swept away," he told The Associated Press. He climbed up a hill, carrying his children, and the family found shelter behind boulders that shielded them from coconut trees rolling down the hill.
   "The water was as high as a coconut tree," he said. "All the bamboo trees, even the big ones, were all mowed down."
   

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   This is the kind of thing that happens around the world where infrastructure is unprepared for this level of disaster. This was sort of another Hurricane Sandy with a much higher death toll because of it's location. If you are somewhere and water is coming by taller than a coconut palm it means you cannot climb a coconut palm for safety. So, if you don't either have a boat or a mountain to climb quickly nearby you are dead.