Typhoon Sendong Aftermath

Houses were swept away by floods in Barangay Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City, a day after the cagayan de Oro River swelled with flood waters brought about by Tropical Storm Sendong on Friday night. At least 278 people — many of them children and women — have been confirmed killed by floods and landslides spawned by Tropical Storm Sendong (international codename: Washi). (Bobby Lagsa/NPPA Images)