Typhoon Death Toll Expected to Rise in Philippines - New York Times

Typhoon Death Toll Expected to Rise in Philippines - New York Times: "MANILA, Dec. 3 — Rescue workers in the Philippines began burying landslide victims in a mass grave on Sunday as officials warned that the death toll of more than 400 was likely to rise.

“There are many unidentified bodies, there could be a lot more hidden below,” Richard Gordon, the chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross, told The Associated Press. “Whole families may have been wiped out.”

The Red Cross said that more than 1,000 people had probably died in the disaster, set off when Typhoon Durian loosened the slopes of a volcano in the northern province of Albay. Officials warned that the death toll of 406 would certainly rise and that there was little hope of finding more survivors." Read complete post here.