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Philippine storm victims feared tsunami, ran toward mudslide

Rescuers carry a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Rescuers retrieve a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Lipa, Batangas province, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) Residents walk beside remains of damaged homes at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers retrieve a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers search for bodies at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers carry a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers carry a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Rescuers retrieve a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Lipa, Batangas province, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) Residents walk beside remains of damaged homes at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers retrieve a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers search for bodies at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers carry a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers search for bodies at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers carry a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Lipa, Batangas province, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) Residents walk beside remains of damaged homes at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers retrieve a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers search for bodies at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers carry a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Lipa, Batangas province, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) Residents walk beside remains of damaged homes at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers retrieve a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers search for bodies at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) Rescuers carry a body at Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by Tropical Storm Nalgae in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Lipa, Batangas province, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate residents at a flooded village in Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground toward a mountain and were buried alive, an official said Sunday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) Rescuers retrieve a body after Tropical Storm Nalgae hit Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Saturday Oct. 29, 2022. Flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains left dozens of people dead, including in a hard-hit southern Philippine province, where many villagers are feared missing and buried in a deluge of rainwater, mud, rocks and trees, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo) Rescuers carry a body which they retrieved after Tropical Storm Nalgae hit Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Saturday Oct. 29, 2022. Flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains left dozens of people dead, including in a hard-hit southern Philippine province, where many villagers are feared missing and buried in a deluge of rainwater, mud, rocks and trees, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo) Rescuers carry a body which they retrieved after Tropical Storm Nalgae hit Maguindanao's Datu Odin Sinsuat town, southern Philippines on Saturday Oct. 29, 2022. Flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains left dozens of people dead, including in a hard-hit southern Philippine province, where many villagers are feared missing and buried in a deluge of rainwater, mud, rocks and trees, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo) In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers retrieve bodies during the search and rescue operations due to landslides caused by Tropical Storm Nalgae in Barangay Kushong, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Friday Oct. 28, 2022. Several people died while others were missing in flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains from Tropical Storm Nalgae that swamped a southern Philippine province overnight and trapped some residents on their roofs, officials said Friday.(Philippine Coast Guard via AP)
Philippine storm victims feared tsunami, ran toward mudslide