Philippines' typhoon deaths rise as worst floods in 45 years hit north

My heart reaches out to the people in the Philippines.

The fossil fuel executives who worked to hide the effects of the effects of greenhouse gases, for the sake of enriching themselves, and the politician and media who helped them for the sake of money, are mass murderers.

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Reuters•November 14, 2020

The death toll from the deadliest cyclone to hit the Philippines this year has climbed to 67, while many areas remained submerged in a northern region hit by the worst flooding in more than four decades, officials said on Sunday.

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"This is the worst flooding that we had in the last 45 years," Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba said during a briefing with Duterte. "We see that it is worsening every year."

The accumulated effects of weather disturbances and huge volumes of water from a dam affected thousands of families in Cagayan, some of whom had fled to rooftops to escape two-storey high floods.

Six cyclones hit the Philippines in a span of just four weeks, including Vamco and Super Typhoon Goni, the world's most powerful this year.

But Mamba also lamented about denuded forests in Cagayan, prompting Duterte to order him to curb logging operations in the province.

"We always talk about illegal logging and mining but nothing has been done about it," Duterte said.

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Vamco, the 21st cyclone to hit the Philippines this year, also caused the worst flooding in years in parts of the capital.

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