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Philippines (the):Typhoon:2003/05/26

Duration	2003/05/26	A tropical storm lashed the northern Philippines for a third day on Wednesday, raising the death toll to 10 and causing widespread flooding.
Country or District	Philippines (the)
Name	Typhoon

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
OCHA Situation Report 2003/05/30
Death toll:37 people Injured:16 people Missing:1 people Displaced:8,000 people Sheltered:3,704 thousand people	Destroyed:178 houses Partially damaged:2,040 Many roads are still impassable.

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BBC news 2003/05/29 After drought and Sars, floods are the new problem

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Report/Articles OCHA Situation Report No.2 2003/06/05 As of 31 May, the death toll had risen to 41. OCHA Situation Report No.1 2003/05/30 Tropical storm Linfa (Chedeng) hit the island of Luzon in the northern Philippines, and death toll has risen to 37 and the number of people injured to 16, with one person still missing. Reuters Alertnet 2003/05/29 Death toll from Philippine storm rises to 25 The Manila Bulletin Online 2003/05/28 At least ten persons were killed yesterday as tropical storm "Chedeng" (international code name: "Linfa") battered Northern and Central Luzon as well as Metro Manila. Reuters Alertnet 2003/05/28 Storm drenches northern Philippines, 10 dead

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