Typhoon Percy Leaves 8 Dead in Philippines
<i> United Press International</i>
MANILA —
Typhoon Percy killed at least eight people and left more than 31,000 people homeless in a destructive sweep across the northern Philippines, officials said Thursday.
Weather officials said that Percy, which has peak winds of 100 m.p.h., was moving away from the Philippines and was expected to strike north of Hong Kong within the next 24 hours.
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