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Philippines struggling to deal with flood aftermath

Published:Wednesday | December 21, 2011 | 12:11 PM

The authorities in the southern Philippines are struggling to deal with the aftermath of devastating floods brought by Typhoon Washi.



More than 1,000 people are dead or missing after the weekend's disaster in which many people were washed out to sea.



Mass burials have been carried out in some areas, while there is anger that some bodies have been stored at dumps.



There are concerns that disease could begin spreading in the shelters where thousands of survivors are now living.