Typhoon Bopha killed around 500 people and left more than 306,000 people homeless.
Typhoon Kills Hundreds in Philippines
![Rescuers recover a body of a typhoon victim from debris swept by floodwaters at the height of Typhoon Bopha in New Bataan town in Compostela Valley, Philippines, December 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/329bbf1c-dea0-4f14-901d-e65e1cc18db9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescuers recover a body of a typhoon victim from debris swept by floodwaters at the height of Typhoon Bopha in New Bataan town in Compostela Valley, Philippines, December 7, 2012.
![Typhoon victims stand outside their destroyed house after Typhoon Bopha in New Bataan town in Compostela Valley, Philippines, December 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b9d28632-a231-47e0-a19b-f72f19e59050_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Typhoon victims stand outside their destroyed house after Typhoon Bopha in New Bataan town in Compostela Valley, Philippines, December 7, 2012.
![Philippine President Benigno Aquino, left, helps to distribute relief goods to victims of Typhoon Bopha during his visit to New Bataan township, Compostela Valley, Philippines, December 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c6018582-8d74-4a54-a045-31da0d1eb585_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Philippine President Benigno Aquino, left, helps to distribute relief goods to victims of Typhoon Bopha during his visit to New Bataan township, Compostela Valley, Philippines, December 7, 2012.
![Typhoon victims receive relief goods following the visit of Philippine President Benigno Aquino, New Bataan township, Compostela Valley, Philippines, December 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f7322407-01ae-427a-b4c5-1274295f83fb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Typhoon victims receive relief goods following the visit of Philippine President Benigno Aquino, New Bataan township, Compostela Valley, Philippines, December 7, 2012.