Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced after two typhoons within a week triggered massive floods in the northern Philippines province of Bulacan [Reuters]
Published On 2 Oct 20112 Oct 2011
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Typhoon Nalgae struck the country(***)s main Luzon island on Saturday, killing at least one person, after Typhoon Nesat battered Calumpit on Tuesday, killing at least 52 others [AFP]
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Many residents were trapped on rooftops for days during the floods [AFP]
The damage from Nesat alone has been estimated at almost $100m [AFP]
Of the millions affected by the typhoons, more than 200,000 have found refuge in government-run evacuation centres [Reuters]
Government officials have used public radio to call on residents do what they can to help themselves and each other [AFP]
Some resorted to makeshift floaters made out of banana tree trunks to move around [AFP]
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Public buildings including churches, schools and offices have been used to accommodate people seeking higher ground [Reuters]
Residents struggled to continue their daily lives in the face of the disaster [Reuters]
