MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Tens of thousands of villagers fled the likely path of a powerful typhoon bearing down Friday on the Philippines, as the government braced for the possibility of a second disaster just days after a storm killed more than 420 in four Southeast Asian countries....
Tens Of Thousands In Philippines Flee New Typhoon
By TERESA CEROJANO, Associated Press
Fri, 10/02/2009 - 3:50am
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