Taufan ini telah meragut sehingga kini seramai 436 orang. Dengan kelajuan taufan melebihi 90km/jam meranapkan beberapa kampong dan mengikut laporan tidak sampai satu jam air meningkat sehingga 11kaki. Petikan Berita dari laman web BBC News
....Large areas were left without power and some domestic flights were cancelled as winds of up to 90 km/h (55mph) swept across the island.
Tracking Tropical Storm Washi
Floods had swamped a quarter of Iligan and at least 10 villages on its outskirts, said the city's mayor, Lawrence Cruz.
"It's the worst flood in the history of our city," Mr Cruz told GMA television. "It happened so fast, at a time when people were fast asleep."
Residents described the floodwaters rising rapidly.
"In less than an hour the water rose to about 11 feet (3.3m)," Ayi Hernandez, a former member of congress, was quoted as saying by Associated Press news agency.
Emergency officials said tens of thousands of people had been forced out of their homes and were staying in more than a dozen shelters in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.
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