Typhoon Sendong - A woman inspects a submerged vehicle in a village hit by flashfloods brought by Typhoon Sendong in Cagayan de Oro, Northern Philippines. More than 500 people were killed, most in their sleep, as tropical storm Sendong swelled rivers and triggered flash floods, which devastated the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan. Unaccustomed to serious storms, the floods turning two coastal cities into muddy waterways strewn with overturned vehicles and toppled trees.