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One dead, 12 missing after tornado hits Philippines
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One dead, 12 missing after tornado hits Philippines
A tornado ripped through a town in the central Philippines, destroying hundreds of flimsy houses and killing at least one person, the national disaster agency said yesterday.
A dozen other residents from the coastal town of Dulag in Leyte island were reported missing.
The tornado, which lasted for 35 minutes on Wednesday morning, destroyed about 900 houses, leaving one elderly man dead and four people wounded, agency officials said.
?We are still assessing the damage on the ground,? said Edna Rola of the National Disaster Coordinating Council. She said 30 fishing boats were also reported missing.
The disaster agency said the windstorm was triggered by a tropical depression that has since moved north towards southern Japan.
The Philippines is hit by 17 to 20 typhoons each year.
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