Philippines lowers Typhoon toll, puts it at 2500

November 13, 2013 09:27

Philippines President Benigno Aquino in an interview to CNN said that the death toll would be significantly lower and estimated the figure to 2500.

Meanwhile, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council put the death toll at 1,833.

However, a Red Cross official said, thousands are feared to have been killed in the Philippines by the super typhoon 'Haiyan'. According to an estimate, as many as 10,000 are feared to have been perished in the devastation caused by it.

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