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Hundreds of thousands evacuated from The Philippines

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08:23 6 Dec 2014


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Hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines have left their homes to take shelter in government buildings, as a powerful typhoon heads towards the islands.

Typhoon Hagupit is due to reach land this evening - and is set to bring winds of more than 120 miles per hour.

It comes a year after the country was hit by one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded.

Jim Clarkin from Oxfam says huge numbers will be affected:


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