Better warning system could have saved lives in Philippines - experts
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Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
As the death toll in the Philippines from landslides and flooding triggered by two typhoons in two weeks topped 600, experts said better weather forecasting, a rigorous early warning system and careful urban planning would have saved more lives in one of the world's most disaster-prone countries.
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Early warning
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Philippines