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San Roque spill blamed for floods
By Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:23:00 10/13/2009

MANILA, Philippines—Water equivalent to a billion balikbayan boxes tumbling at the rate of 5,000 cartons per second hit 10 hapless towns in Pangasinan province on Thursday when the San Roque dam spillways were opened amid a storm drenching and swirling floodwaters, scientists say.

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