Tens of thousands of Philippine flood survivors queued for their Christmas meal in packed evacuation centres on Sunday, holiday spirits doused by thoughts of more than 2,000 dead or missing kin.

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More than 1,000 people remain missing in the Philippines after devastating floods that have already left more than 1,000 others confirmed dead, the government said on Friday.

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Philippines authorities on Wednesday warned of a growing threat from disease in crowded evacuation centres, after devastating flash floods in the country's south that left at least 1,022 dead or missi