Tropical storm Auring leaves 1 dead, 500 displaced in Philippines

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GFP Note: Tropical Storm Auring is also known as "Sonamu."

PhilStar.com - Updated 1/05/13

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Tropical storm Sonamu (local name "Auring") left one person dead and about a hundred families still in evacuation centers in western and southern Philippines, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said today.

The casualty was identified as Pedro Francisco, a 35-year-old man at Iraan village, Rizal town of the province of Palawan, the agency said.

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