Storm Hits Philippines, Appx. 500 Dead
A car is stuck in an entrance hall of a house after the tropical storm Washi hit the place in Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao Island in southern Philippines, Dec. 18, 2011.
The death toll from tropical storm Washi (or local name Sendong) in the Philippines rose to 497, with 162 others still missing, the Philippine Red Cross said Sunday. <Photo: Xinhua/Liu Xigao>