Typhoon Phanfone rips through the Philippines on Christmas

The World

It was a rough holiday for thousands of people in the Philippines. Typhoon Phanfone made landfall on Christmas Eve, killing at least 20 and stranding about 25,000 as they tried to make their way home for the holidays. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports.

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