Christmas typhoon leaves 28 dead, 12 missing in Philippines.
Debris from floods caused by Typhoon Phanfone surround a damaged house in Iloilo province in the Philippines on Thursday.The storm weakened slightly on Thursday as it blew into the South China Sea with sustained winds of 74 mph and gusts of 93 mph after lashing island after island with fierce winds and pounding rain on Christmas Day, the weather agency said.
A father, his three children and another relative were among those missing in hard-hit Iloilo province after a swollen river inundated their shanty, officials said. Provincial officials, army troops, police and volunteers spent Christmas away from home to tend to thousands of displaced residents in town gymnasiums and schools turned into emergency shelters. Many more people spent Christmas Eve, traditionally a time for family reunions, in bus terminals.
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