Typhoon Evacuees Wait Out Life in Manila

In the Philippines, the exodus from the worst-hit area of Tacloban continues, more than two weeks after a powerful typhoon laid waste to the country's central provinces. The typhoon left more than 5,200 dead and about 1,500 missing. Some of the evacuees have gone to Manila where they are welcomed with a host of social services and a little entertainment. With the ending bell, the crowd in the grandstand inside Villamor Air Force Base in Manila roared to its feet as...

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