Typhoon Bopha has killed at least 52 people in the Philippines, officials and television reports say as the strongest storm to hit the country this year wreaks devastation.
WARNING: Graphic imagesREAD MORE: 52 dead as typhoon lashes PhilippinesThe typhoon brought driving rain and strong winds, toppling trees and power lines, causing localised flooding and forcing more than 56,000 to seek refuge in emergency shelters, according to a civil defence office update.
The military said a landslide destroyed a Philippine Army patrol base in a mountainous area of the town, while a local official said an army truck laden with soldiers and civilians was swept away in a flash flood.
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