Four People Killed as Storm Bopha Slams Into Philippines
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Storm Bopha lashed the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, killing at least four people, forcing thousands to evacuate and prompting Philippine Airlines Inc. and Cebu Air Inc. to cancel flights.
Two people were killed after they were hit by trees knocked down by the cyclone, known locally as Pablo, in separate incidents in Misamis Oriental and Siquijor provinces, Civil Defense Chief Benito Ramos told reporters today in Manila. A woman was killed when a house collapsed in Davao Oriental province while a soldier died in Compostela Valley province after he was carried away by floodwaters, he said.