Tropical Storm Sendong

Cars rest on top of each other after tropical storm Washi triggered flash floods in Cagayan De Oro, the Philippines, on Dec. 19, 2011. The death toll from tropical storm Washi has risen to 632, and hundreds more still missing. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

Evacuees gather to receive relief goods given by the government after the tropical storm Washi triggered flash floods in Cagayan de Oro, Phlippines, on Dec. 18, 2011. The death toll from tropical storm Washi (local name Sendong) in the Philippines rose to 497, with 162 others still missing, the Philippine Red Cross said Sunday. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)(zwx)

A car is stuck in an entrance hall of a house after the tropical storm Washi hit the place in Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao Island in southern Philippines, Dec. 18, 2011. The death toll from tropical storm Washi (or local name Sendong) in the Philippines rose to 497, with 162 others still missing, the Philippine Red Cross said Sunday. (Xinhua/Liu Xigao)