Typhoon Hagupit claimed the lives of at least 21 people when it hit the eastern Philippines, the local Red Cross branch reports. Hundreds of thousands of people were also displaced by the raging storm.
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Tyhpoon Hagupit claimed the lives of at least 21 people when it hit eastern Philippines, the local Red Cross branch reports.
A man searches for recyclable plastic items along the coast, after strong winds and heavy rain brought by typhoon Hagupit battered Atimonan town, Quezon province, south of Manila, December 8, 2014.
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Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced by the raging storm.
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A man holds on to a pole as strong winds gust through Legazpi, Albay province, eastern Philippines,on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014.
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The typhoon is expected to move through several islands in the central part of the Philippines, cross the western island of Mindoro and leave the country by Wednesday or Thursday.
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Torrential rains that accompanied the typhoon caused numerous landslides in the central regions of the country leading to mass blackouts and halting traffic.
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A Filipino man carries a dirty plastic sheet from his house after strong waves from Typhoon Hagupit.
A typhoon victim carries a cooking gas cylinder past a house destroyed by Typhoon Hagupit in Borongan city, Samar, in central Philippines. December 8, 2014.
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Typhoon Hagupit, also known as Typhoon Ruby, became the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2014.
A general view of damaged houses swept by Typhoon Hagupit in Eastern Samar, in central Philippines December 8, 2014.
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Up to 20 storms and typhoons hit the Philippines annually during the rainy season which lasts from June until December.
