Typhoon Tragedy

Villagers pass by half buried heavy equipment in Padang village, Legaspi city Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006. Volcanic debris from the slopes of Mayon volcano unleashed by super typhoon Durian buried farms, villages and roads. Foreign aid flights of food and medicines arrived Tuesday in the eastern Philippines, where officials said devastating mudslides triggered by Durian have left more than 1,080 people dead or missing.

Residents clean up a collapsed structure in Ben Tre province in the Mekong river delta after being hit by tropical storm Durian Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006. At least 39 people died and 12 others were reported missing as the storm entered Vietnam's southern provinces.

Maricel Arevalo, 31, cries as she searches for her three missing children at what used to be their home in Busay village in Albay province near the slopes of Mayon volcano, background, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006 south of Manila, Philippines. Rescuers continue to comb mud-stricken villages days after a typhoon left a trail of destruction that the Philippine Red Cross estimated killed more than 1,000 people.

A rescue dog from Spain's Search Aid and Rescue team searches a buried village in Busay, Albay province for bodies buried in volcanic mud, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. Rampaging mudflow from nearby Mayon volcano, seen in the background unleashed by rains from super typhoon Durian destroyed areas in the typhoon-prone Bicol region in eastern Philippines.

A family eats under a tree Monday, Dec. 4, 2006 in a village in Guinobatan town, southeast of Manila, Philippines, after their house was destroyed by Typhoon Durian. As people try to recover after the devastating typhoon, hopes virtually vanished for finding more survivors of the mudslides that engulfed entire villages, the Red Cross feared the death toll could reach 1,000.

A man digs his car out of the mud Monday, Dec. 4, 2006 in Camalig town, southeast of Manila, Philippines, after it was buried by the mud flow during the height of Typhoon Durian. As people try to recover after the devastating storm, hopes virtually vanished for finding more survivors of the mudslides that engulfed entire villages, the Red Cross feared the death toll could reach 1,000.

Local residents carry a sick man on a stretcher to the hospital Monday, Dec. 4, 2006 in the village of Padang in Legazpi City, southeast of Manila, Philippines, as roads in the area are impassable due to the mud flow. Hopes for finding more survivors of the typhoon-triggered mudslides that engulfed entire villages virtually vanished. The Red Cross feared the death toll could reach 1,000.

Evacuees line up for relief supplies at an evacuation center in Legazpi city, Albay province south of Manila, Philippines, Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, four days after typhoon Durian triggered mudslides around the Mayon volcano that buried unaware villagers. Rescuers continue to comb mud-stricken villages days after the typhoon left a trail of destruction that the Philippine Red Cross estimated killed more than 1,000 people.

A boy manages a smile as he eats his lunch at an evacuation center Monday, Dec. 4, 2006 in Guinobatan town, southeast of Manila, Philippines. As people try to return to normal life after the devastating typhoon, hopes virtually vanished for finding more survivors of the typhoon-triggered mudslides that engulfed entire villages, the Red Cross feared the death toll could reach 1,000.

A man uses a carabao-drawn cart to carry his belongings he salvaged from his mud-covered house Monday, Dec. 4, 2006 in a village in the town of Guinobatan, southeast of Manila, Philippines. As people try to recover after the devastating typhoon, hopes virtually vanished for finding more survivors of the typhoon-triggered mudslides that engulfed entire villages, the Red Cross feared the death toll could reach 1,000.

Funeral parlor workers arrange empty coffins to be used for victims of the mudslide still in body bags in the typhoon-devastated town of Guinobatan in the Bicol region Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006 southeast of Manila. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a state of national calamity Sunday after a massive typhoon unleashed walls of black mud on entire villages.

Cherry Caylo sits inside a classroom converted into an evacuation center Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006 in Daraga town in Bicol region southeast of Manila as her mother eats her dinner. The power supply had been cut after Typhoon Durian smashed into the region. Red Cross official estimated more than 1,000 people have been killed after a massive typhoon unleashed walls of black mud on entire villages.

A boy covers his nose due to the stench of death as they pass a funeral parlor in the typhoon-devastated town of Guinobatan in the Bicol region Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006 southeast of Manila where more that 20 bodies were still unidentified.

A resident crosses a river with potable water as a house remains tilted by the riverbank Sunday Dec. 3, 2006 at Legazpi city, Albay province near the slopes of Mayon volcano, south of Manila, Philippines.

Motorcyclists pass by tilted poles caused by strong winds from Typhoon Durian in Catanduanes province, eastern Philippines, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006.

Villagers walk past houses buried in mudslides in Albay province, eastern Philippines on Friday Dec. 1, 2006.