Killing With Rainfall

The Intersection
By Chris Mooney
Dec 3, 2006 3:01 AMNov 5, 2019 10:14 AM

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Typhoon/Supertyphoon Durian was apparently the deadliest tropical cyclone event in the world this year, due to heavy rains that created mudslides from the slopes of the Mayon Volcano, in turn burying a large number of villages. Jeff Masters has more. This is now a major humanitarian disaster and Masters advises giving to the Red Cross International Response Fund. I'll second that.

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