Parma poised to slam Philippines
President declares 'state of calamity' as 2nd typhoon in 8 days nears
Posted: October 3, 2009 at 4:25 a.m.
Filipinos braced Friday to be whipped by powerful winds and pelted with rain from a second typhoon in eight days, fleeing by the tens of thousands from low-lying areas and suspending cleanup operations in the flooded capital.
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