Life and death continue amidst the floods in the Philippines

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The casket of Nelida Gregorio, 89, who died of a heart attack gets lifted up into a gravesite in a flooded cemetery next to the swollen Pampanga River August 15, 2012 in Bulacan, Philippines. A tropical storm hit the Northern Luzon bringing days of wet weather to a region still recovering from massive flooding. According to the Office of Civil Defense the floods have left at least 96 people dead with the flooding effecting up to 2.68 million people, including more than 440,000 fleeing to evacuation centers, in Manila and surrounding provinces.

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Family and friends of Nelida Gregorio, 89, who died of a heart attack, mourn her death during a funeral service as they stand in knee deep water in a flooded cemetery next to the swollen Pampanga River on August 15 in Bulacan, Philippines. A tropical storm hit the Northern Luzon bringing days of wet weather to a region still recovering from massive flooding. According to the Office of Civil Defense the floods have left at least 96 people dead with the flooding effecting up to 2.68 million people, including more than 440,000 fleeing to evacuation centers, in Manila and surrounding provinces.

 

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Mabey they could round up all that water and sell it to the United States? The U.S. is in a bad drought right now, would be a good profit.

    Reply#1 - Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:02 AM EDT

    EDUCATION!!

      Reply#2 - Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:09 AM EDT

      Charity and Tolerance is far greater than education! I love the Philippines and the people I know there own little but still give much when they can... I hope things dry up there soon...

        Reply#3 - Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:20 AM EDT

        The FACT that there people struggling to survive a "natural disater" says it ALL. Yes WE have a horrible drought in the U.S. ( we have been so fortunate in the past.) It's OUR turn I guess.How many years have WE been reading about drought, famin, starvation in Africa, Etc....It hits "home" and people start ( for the first time) screeming OMG!!! DEAL with it folks. We are a VERY spoiled, and greedy Nation...time for a SMACK DOWN WAKE UP CALL! WE are subject to the "WOES" MANY have experienced for YEARS!We ALL need to get our heads out of our asses, and help the less fortunate( farmers, LEGAL neighbors..ETC. JUST SAYING

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        Reply#4 - Sat Aug 18, 2012 1:26 AM EDT

        coulda been headline "life is normal in phillipines"

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        Reply#5 - Sun Aug 19, 2012 8:31 PM EDT
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