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Manila (AP) - Typhoon "Surigae" claimed at least seven lives in the Philippines.
After a cargo ship ran aground off the southern province of Surigao del Norte, authorities had rescued four dead seamen by Wednesday.
Nine more are still missing, said Coast Guard spokesman Armand Balilo.
The men were on a life raft on Monday when they lost contact.
Balilo emphasized that the search for the crew members of the “Cebu Great Ocean” would continue until everyone had been found.
The ship was carrying nickel ore.
The salvage work was very difficult due to the high waves.
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Three other people - two women and an elderly man - were killed by falling trees, according to the authorities.
The tropical storm had also triggered floods and landslides.
With wind speeds of 175 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 215 kilometers per hour, it swept over the region, but slowly moved in a north-westerly direction away from the island nation.
According to the local meteorological office, “Surigae” is likely to leave the territory of the Southeast Asian country on late Saturday or Sunday.
The Philippines is hit by an average of around 20 typhoons each year.
In November the tropical storm “Vamco” killed almost 70 people.
The worst typhoon so far, "Haiyan", killed more than 6,300 people in November 2013.
More than four million people had to flee.
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