‘Whiplash’ Typhoon a Cruel Blow for Already Poverty-Stricken Central Philippines by REUTERS

By REUTERS

The typhoon’s name was Hagupit, which means “whiplash” in Filipino, and for the poverty-stricken rice farmers, fishermen, village workers and children of the eastern central Philippines, it was an especially painful blow.

Published: December 9, 2014 at 12:29AM

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