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Monday, January 12, 2009 (Philippines)
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| CAGAYAN DE ORO. Security guards have to lift themselves in the guard post as two residents wade in waist-deep waters in a subdivision in Carmen village, Sunday. (Froilan Gallardo) |
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Three cities and 12 towns in Misamis Oriental were flooded Sunday after hours of heavy rainfall.
The Misamis Oriental Disaster Coordinating Council (MODCC) said at least 1,552 families or 7,760 persons were evacuated to higher grounds when waters rose near the riverbanks.
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