A powerful typhoon hit the Philippines, sending thousands of residents fleeing to government shelters.
Typhoon Bopha Pounds Southern Philippines
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Workers clear a highway of toppled trees after Typhoon Bopha made landfall in Compostela Valley, Philippines, December 4, 2012.
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Residents retrieve their belongings after their house was destroyed by a fallen tree caused by Typhoon Bopha in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, December 4, 2012.
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Residents saw an uprooted tree to clear the road after Typhoon Bopha hit Tagum City, Philippines, December 4, 2012.
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A dog is chained near a damaged house after Typhoon Bopha made landfall in Compostela Valley, December 4, 2012.