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Homeowners in the northern Philippines used spades and rakes to clear out debris left by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine on Friday while rescuers trawled through thick mud looking for the missing as the death toll rose to 76.Tens of thousands of people were displaced by floods fueled by a torrential downpour that dumped two months' worth of rain over just two days in some areas.
In Batangas province south of Manila, the number of confirmed dead had risen to 43, provincial police chief Jacinto Malinao told AFP.Laurel and the nearby towns of Talisay and Agoncillo accounted for most of the dead in Batangas, with 16 others missing in Talisay, he added."The greatest challenge here really is the thick mud. In our location, the mud is about 10 feet high with debris and boulders, Malinao said.
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