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December 5, 2012

Death Toll From Typhoon Bopha Hits 270 in Philippines 
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The death toll from a massive typhoon in the southern Philippines has
doubled to more than 270 people. Typhoon Bopha is the most southerly
typhoon ever recorded in the western Pacific and the strongest to hit
the Philippines this year. Some 87,000 people have been forced to flee
their homes. The typhoon hit as delegates from around the world are here
in Doha, Qatar for the U.N. Climate Change summit.