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Justin Bieber visits Philippine typhoon victims

Justin Bieber visits Philippine typhoon victims

AP Justin Bieber greeted children-survivors of Typhoon Haiyan during his visit to Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines on Tuesday. Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber visited young victims of Typhoon Haiyan on Tuesday, traveling to the Philippines after launching a worldwide campaign to help those affected by the deadly storm. Bieber arrived from Australia and flew to Tacloban, the devastated ...

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Looting Typhoon Haiyan survivors crushed to death in rice warehouse

NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images At least eight people (not shown) were killed when a wall collapsed on typhoon survivors that were looting a local warehouse in Tacloban. TACLOBAN, Philippines — An official says eight people were crushed to death when thousands of typhoon survivors stormed a government rice warehouse in the typhoon-ravaged central Philippines. National Food Authority spokesman Rex Estoperez said ...

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Philippine president says Typhoon Haiyan death toll is lower

The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan’s rampage through the Philippines is closer to 2,000 or 2,500 than the 10,000 previously estimated, President Benigno Aquino said on Tuesday as CNN reports two U.S. Citizens are among those killed. “Ten thousand, I think, is too much,” Aquino told CNN in an interview. “There was emotional drama involved with that particular estimate.” CNN, ...

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Typhoon survivors seek help

As officials continue to count the number of victims authorities in the Philippines they are also dealing with problems to help the survivors. Super Typhoon Haiyan left as many as 10,000 people dead when it made landfall and stormed through six central Philippine islands on Friday, according to the latest projections, and now the country is working through other issues ...

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