Philippines: Number of people dead, injured, missing and affected continues to rise as communications are restored and debris is cleared
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Highlights
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The Philippines‟ emergency response operation has scaled up to respond to multiple locations traversed by Typhoon Bopha (locally known as Pablo) in Mindanao, Visayas and Luzon.
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Bopha has cleared land and will exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility in the morning of 7 December.
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The death toll has risen to 331 people; the number is expected to increase.
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Some 348,400 people are in 541 evacuation centres across 8 affected regions.
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Needs assessments are continuing in Mindanao.