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Friday, November 23, 2007 (Philippines)
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| Two men reinforce the roof of their shanty as they prepare for the approaching Typhoon Mina in Manila. A tropical storm gained strength and developed into a typhoon as it headed to an eastern Philippine region Thursday. (AP photo) |
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MANILA -- A tropical storm developed into a typhoon Thursday as it powered toward an eastern Philippine region ravaged last year by flash floods and volcanic mudslides that killed more than 1,000 people, officials said.
Typhoon Mina (international name: Mitag) was packing 140 kilometer per hour (88 mph) per hour winds with gusts of up to 170 kph (106 mph) as it blew westward from the Philippine Sea at 15 kph (9 mph) toward the Bicol region around 4 p.m., chief government forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said.
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