More than 1,000 still missing in Philippine floods: state

A mother feeds her child inside a gymnasium serving as an evacuation centre in Iligan City, southern island of Mindanao on December 21, 2011. The number of people killed in flash floods triggered by a tropical storm in the southern Philippines has risen above 1,000, the civil defence chief told AFP on December 21.

Children affected by the devastating flash floods and accompanied by their parents have their fingers marked with ink prior to receiving relief foods at a covered court, serving as a temporary evacuation centre in Cagayan de Oro, southern island of Mindanao on December 22, 2011. Survivors of devastating flash floods in the southern Philippines face growing threats from disease, officials warned on December 21 , as the toll of dead and missing tops a thousand.

An elderly woman affected by the devastating flash floods queues up to receive relief foods at a covered court serving as a evacuation center in Cagayan de Oro City, in southern island of Mindanao on December 22, 2011. Survivors of devastating flash floods in the southern Philippines face growing threats from disease, officials warned on December 21 , as the toll of dead and missing tops a thousand.

Cerila Niez Manigos, 49, who lost two grand children in the path of typhoon Washi cries as she offers food and flowers at the ruins of her house in Iligan City, southern Philippines on December 22, 2011. The bodies of victims of a devastating storm still litter the seas off the southern Philippines, officials said December 22 as fears mounted of disease outbreaks among survivors.