Philippines, leftist rebels declare truces in disaster areas
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – The Philippine government and Maoist rebels have declared truces in two southern provinces devastated by a typhoon last week as the army concentrates on relief and many rebels recover from the disaster, a commander said on Monday. Typhoon Bopha killed 647 people and caused crop damage worth 8. 5 billion pesos ($210 million). The most intense storm to hit the Philippines this year wiped out about 90 percent of three coastal towns in Davao Oriental province and buried an entire town in neighboring Compostela Valley province under mud. . . .
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