![IMAGE: A resident cuddles his child next to the bodies of three children who were killed in a landslide that swept their home after Typhoon Bopha made a landfall in the Philippines Dec. 4, 2012. T]({"default":"http://col.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/7B/94B29444CC1C5B941E5C5E49C05875_h366_w650_m6_lfalse.jpg","fill":"http://col.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/7B/94B29444CC1C5B941E5C5E49C05875_h338_w600_m6_lfalse.jpg","snap":"http://col.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/7B/94B29444CC1C5B941E5C5E49C05875_h210_w320_m6_lfalse.jpg"} "IMAGE: A resident cuddles his child next to the bodies of three children who were killed in a landslide that swept their home after Typhoon Bopha made a landfall in the Philippines Dec. 4, 2012. T (AP Photo: Karlos Manlupig)")
Typhoon Bopha's rain accumulated atop a mountain and
burst down on a village, drowning residents and raising the death toll
to 74. Rescuers say still more are expected.
MANILA, Philippines
(AP) — At least 43 villagers and soldiers drowned in a southern
Philippine town Tuesday when torrents of water dumped by a powerful
typhoon cascaded down a mountain, engulfing emergency shelters and an
army truck, officials said. The deaths raised the toll from one of the
strongest storms to hit the country this year to at least 74.Gov. Arturo Uy said rain from Typhoon Bopha accumulated atop a mountain and then burst down on Andap village in New Bataan town in hard-hit Compostela Valley province. The victims included villagers who had fled from their homes to a school and village hall, which were then swamped by the flash flood. An army truck carrying soldiers and villagers was washed away, according to Uy and army officials.
"They thought that they were already secure in a safe area, but they didn't know the torrents of water would go their way," Uy told DZBB radio.
http://news.msn.com/world/update-typhoon-death-toll-rises-to-74
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