Philippine typhoon death toll rises above 5,000, expected to climb higher
at 19:04 on November 22, 2013, EST.
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MANILA, Philippines - The death toll from one of the strongest typhoons on record has risen above 5,000 and is likely to climb further, although recovery efforts are beginning to take hold, Philippine officials said Friday.
Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said 4,919 people were killed on Leyte, Samar and nearby islands in the Eastern Visayas region. Civil defence chief Eduardo del Rosario said 290 others died in other parts of the central and southern Philippines.