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Typhoon 'Labuyo' casualty toll far cry from 2012 'habagat' Aug 16th 2013, 23:12 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines—The death toll in Central Luzon from the onslaught of Typhoon "Labuyo" this week is low compared to the devastation brought by heavy rains dumped by the southwest monsoon ("habagat") last year, reports from the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) showed.   Labuyo left two people dead in Aurora province, one of the hardest hit areas, while heavy rains spawned by the southwest monsoon in the region in August last year claimed 46 lives.   RDRRMC reports identified the fatalities as Romeo Gonzales, 74, of Barangay Bianoan in Casiguran town and Ronaldo Borja, 27, of Sitio Amutan in Barangay Mata... Keep on reading: Typhoon 'Labuyo' casualty toll far cry from 2012 'habagat' Media files: Abigail-Valte.jpg (image/jpeg)

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