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November 15, 2013

Philippines Death Toll Climbs; Corpses Buried in Mass Grave 
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The Philippines government says the death toll from Typhoon Haiyan has
risen to 3,621 people. The United Nations initially said Thursday more
than 4,000 had died, but later said it was reviewing that number. The
precise toll is still unclear as decomposing corpses remain on the
streets. In Tacloban on Thursday, scores of bodies were buried in a mass
grave. A disaster official said the move was temporary.

Renato Romero: "Right now, what we're doing is, this is a temporary
collected mass grave. This is temporary because for all the cadavers
here, you know, at the meantime, need to be buried to give them a decent
burial and give them dignity, for the dead. It's a temporary burial for
future identification process."

 

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