Thousands of homes have been completely destroyed along Aurora's coastline in the Philippines' north-east as the death toll from Typhoon Fung-wong climbs to 25. The latest storm which has displaced 1.4 million people follows last week's Typhoon Kalmaegi rampage through the country's central islands that killed more than 200. Survivors again facing a massive recovery task.
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