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MANILA-Typhoon Fengshen killed at least 17 people in floods and landslides in the Philippines and left a ferry adrift with over 700 passengers and crew on Saturday.The Princess of the Stars stalled in rough seas near Sibuyan island in the central Philippines with 626 passengers and 121 crew on board, officials said."It's dead on the water but we can't get to it because of big waves," said a coast guard spokesman. The boat left Manila on Saturday morning for the central province of Cebu.In the southern Philippines, 10 people drowned and five were missing after a river burst its banks in Maguindanao province. In Cotabato City, a man and a child were buried in a landslide at a rubbish dump, police said. Five other people were also drowned.Fengshen, with winds gusting up to 195 kph (121 mph), is moving through the centre of the Southeast Asian country and is expected to exit on Sunday and head north towards Taiwan, according to storm tracker website http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com.president/ Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered clean-up and rescue operations before her departure for an 8-day state visit to the United States.In the south, the navy used motorized rubber boats to rescue residents stranded in chest-deep water.Fengshen, the sixth typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, tore up trees and power lines across wide swathes of the country. Flights were cancelled and ships kept in harbor.In Boracay, the Philippines' top holiday island, tourists deserted the white beach and headed for bars and restaurants.To read more go to:
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