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1. Yesterdays Paper said up to 10K dead.

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 07:51 AM

Nov 2013

I hope that was a big over-estimate. Still a tragedy. I think the storm surge in Vietnam is going to be really bad....havent heard yet.

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WOW Reporting about the Philippines - real coverage which News network you ask [View all] kydo Nov 2013 OP

Yesterdays Paper said up to 10K dead. HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #1

I believe that was a single city on a single island that had up to 10K dead magical thyme Nov 2013 #20

Now which island are we talking about FreakinDJ Nov 2013 #2

Check the photos intaglio Nov 2013 #8

Greatly exagerated FreakinDJ Nov 2013 #11

The official confirmed death toll is already 1,774 muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #18

This is a first hand report from a person on the scene intaglio Nov 2013 #19

BBC - Philippines devastation is 'bedlam' dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #3

That's like four times the entire Jamaican population malaise Nov 2013 #5

Let me see malaise Nov 2013 #4

Sky News provides good uptodate coverage too. dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #6

We don't have Sky other than sports malaise Nov 2013 #7

Yep winner winner chicken dinner kydo Nov 2013 #10

Yes that is the sad truth malaise Nov 2013 #13

Al Jazeera photos at the link below intaglio Nov 2013 #9

thanks for posting the link kydo Nov 2013 #12

I'm glad for SOME truth heaven05 Nov 2013 #15

Too bad we live in a surveillance state with junk propaganda media. woo me with science Nov 2013 #16