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A powerful typhoon that washed away emergency shelters, a military camp and possibly entire families in the southern Philippines on December 4, 2012, has killed almost 350 people with nearly 400 missing, authorities said.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies issued an urgent appeal for $4.8 million to help people directly affected by the typhoon.
 Residents brave heavy rains next to a tilted electric post after Typhoon Bophal hit the city of Tagum, Davao del Norter province, in southern island of Mindanao on December 4, 2012.
 Residents carry the body of a flash-flood victim in the village of Andap, New Bataan township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012.
 Residents cross a river in the flash flood-hit village of Andap, New Bataan township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines.
 A resident dries their clothes amidst their toppled house at the flash flood-hit village of Andap, New Bataan township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines.
 Motorists traverse a flooded road in New Bataan town, Compostela Valley province on December 5, 2012, a day after the powerful Typhoon Bopha hit the province.
 Residents from a nearby village carry their belongings as they evacuate to a safer place in the village of Andap, New Bataan town, Compostela Valley province.
 The devastation brought about by powerful Typhoon Bopha is seen at Montevista township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Wednesday.
 Residents cross a river using suspended ropes at Andap, New Bataan township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines.
 Residents prepare to assess their house which was damaged by Typhoon Bopha in Butuan city in southeastern Philippines.
 This photo provided by NASA and made from the International Space Station on Dec. 2, 2012, shows Typhoon Bopha moving toward the Philippines.
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