More than 1,000 people still missing after Philippines typhoon ravaged washi on Saturday last week, while more than 1,000 people have been confirmed dead.
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Washi storm caused flash floods left more than 2,000 people dead or missing.
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The Philippine government announced today, that number is the latest update is 1079 people missing and 1,080 deaths. People are missing family hikes in the rural areas have reported the disappearance of their relatives working in the southern city, where the devastating floods.
Saturday last week, the entire residential area in Cagayan de Oro, a city of half a million people, and Iligan City with 100,000 people, had been washed away into the sea water, the storm brought heavy rain to washi water rivers rise.
"Nearly a week after the hurricane flooding, people are starting to flock to the disaster areas from other provinces to find a home. They constantly ask questions and inform the authorities about the missing ones, "said Ana Caneda, an official of the Civil Defense agency Philippines told AFP .
Caneda She said many families in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan lost all its members, while they have no other relatives in the two cities, the authorities did not know about the disappearance of them.
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