President declares ‘national calamity’ as nation struggles to recover from typhoons Melor and KoppuHeavy rains pummelled the whole of the Philippines on Saturday,threatening to aggravate flooding that has prompted the government to declare a state of “national calamity”.
The death toll after a week of devastating weather has risen to 35, according to confirmed reports from national and local catastrophe monitoring agencies.
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Source: theguardian.com