Debris swept away hang on a electric post in Cagayan de Oro City on December18, 2011, a day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. Philippine rescuers strived with mud, fatigue and the stench of death December 18 to help dazed survivors of devastating flash floods that have killed about 500 people. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE
In this aerial picture taken on December 19, 2011, thousands of illegally cut logs are seen down to the coastal areas of Iligan City, swept away at the height of the devastating floods in southern island of Mindanao, two days day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flood victims December 19 to minimise health risks from rotting cadavers after a cyclone disaster left hundreds dead or missing on Mindanao island. AFP PHOTO/POOL/RICHEL UMEL
Busses covered with mud are seen in an aerial shot in southern island of Mindanao on December 19, 2011, two days day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flood victims December 19 to minimise health risks from rotting cadavers after a cyclone disaster left hundreds dead or missing on Mindanao island. AFP PHOTO/POOL/RICHEL UMEL
Residents clean their mudded house in Cagayan de Oro, in southern island of Mindanao on December 18, 2011, a day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. Philippine rescuers strived with mud, fatigue and the stench of death December 18 to help dazed survivors of devastating flash floods that have killed about 500 people. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
A girl carries salvaged belonging as she walks through a mudded street in Cagayan de Oro City on December18, 2011, a day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. Philippine rescuers strived with mud, fatigue and the stench of death December 18 to help dazed survivors of devastating flash floods that have killed about 500 people. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
A resident washes her belonings among the debris and flood waters in Cagayan de Oro City on December18, 2011, a day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. Philippine rescuers strived with mud, fatigue and the stench of death December 18 to help dazed survivors of devastating flash floods that have killed about 500 people. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
Residents wash from a broken water pipe in Cagayan de Oro City on December18, 2011, a day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. Philippine rescuers strived with mud, fatigue and the stench of death December 18 to help dazed survivors of devastating flash floods that have killed about 500 people. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
Survivors salvage debris left after the passage of tropical storm Washi on the Southern Philippines island of Bayug in Hinaplanon village in Iligan City on December 18, 2011. The death toll from mammoth floods unleashed in the southern Philippines by tropical storm Washi has climbed to 652 with 808 others missing, the Red Cross said. AFP PHOTO/CHERRYL VERGEIRE (Photo credit should read CHERRYL VERGEIRE/AFP/Getty Images)
Philippine military personnel carry the corpse of a boy found in a destroyed house during a retrieval operation at a village in Iligan City, in southern island of Mindanao on December 19, 2011, two days day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flood victims December 19 to minimise health risks from rotting cadavers after a cyclone disaster left hundreds dead or missing on Mindanao island. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
A general view of debris and destroyed houses on a housing village in Iligan City, in southern island of Mindanao on December 19, 2011, two days day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flood victims December 19 to minimise health risks from rotting cadavers after a cyclone disaster left hundreds dead or missing on Mindanao island. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
Two boys look at a destroyed house in Iligan City, in southern island of Mindanao on December 19, 2011, two days day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flood victims December 19 to minimise health risks from rotting cadavers after a cyclone disaster left hundreds dead or missing on Mindanao island. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
Residents walk among debris and destroyed house in Iligan City, in southern island of Mindanao on December 19, 2011, two days day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flood victims December 19 to minimise health risks from rotting cadavers after a cyclone disaster left hundreds dead or missing on Mindanao island. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
A resident dries Philippine peso notes she saved at the heigh of the devastating floods in Iligan City, in southern island of Mindanao on December 19, 2011, two days day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flood victims December 19 to minimise health risks from rotting cadavers after a cyclone disaster left hundreds dead or missing on Mindanao island. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
A resident stands next to an overturned vehicle swept away at the height of the devastating floods in Iligan City, in southern island of Mindanao on December 19, 2011, two days day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flood victims December 19 to minimise health risks from rotting cadavers after a cyclone disaster left hundreds dead or missing on Mindanao island. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
A motorist speeds past a car hanging on a wall of a house, swept away at the height of the devastating floods in Iligan City, in southern island of Mindanao on December 19, 2011, two days day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flood victims December 19 to minimise health risks from rotting cadavers after a cyclone disaster left hundreds dead or missing on Mindanao island. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
Residents use ladders to reach their houses surounded by floods in Iligan City, in southern island of Mindanao on December 19, 2011, two days day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flood victims December 19 to minimise health risks from rotting cadavers after a cyclone disaster left hundreds dead or missing on Mindanao island. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
A resident walks away from her house hanging on a concrete fence swept away at the height of the devastating floods in Iligan City, in southern island of Mindanao on December 19, 2011, two days day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flood victims December 19 to minimise health risks from rotting cadavers after a cyclone disaster left hundreds dead or missing on Mindanao island. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
Debris swept away hang on a electric post in Cagayan de Oro City on December18, 2011, a day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. Philippine rescuers strived with mud, fatigue and the stench of death December 18 to help dazed survivors of devastating flash floods that have killed about 500 people. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE
Busses covered with mud are seen in an aerial shot in southern island of Mindanao on December 19, 2011, two days day after Typhoon Washi wrought havoc in the city. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flood victims December 19 to minimise health risks from rotting cadavers after a cyclone disaster left hundreds dead or missing on Mindanao island. AFP PHOTO/POOL/RICHEL UMEL
