A man affected by mudslides from Typhoon Durian shovels mud from his house in Daraga town, Albay province, south of Manila December 6, 2006. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Residents affected by mudslides during Typhoon Durian cross a makeshift bridge in Daraga town, Albay province, south of Manila December 6, 2006. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

A man affected by mudslides from the Mayon volcano during the Typhoon Durian shovels mud from his house in Daraga town, Albay province, south of Manila December 6, 2006. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

A man affected by mudslides from Mayon volcano during the Typhoon Durian tries to dig his truck out of the mud in Legazpi City, Albay province, south of Manila, December 5, 2006. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

A man affected by mudslides from Mayon volcano during the Typhoon Durian walks towards his jeep in Legazpi City, Albay province, south of Manila, December 5, 2006. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Residents affected by mudslides from Mayon volcano during the Typhoon Durian drink in Legazpi City, Albay province, south of Manila, December 5, 2006. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo talks to local residents who were affected by mudslides caused by Typhoon Durian before the distribution of relief aid in Guinobatan town, Albay province, south of Manila December 5, 2006. The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people were killed in landslides and floods set off by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be found. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo talks to local residents who were affected by mudslides caused by Typhoon Durian before the distribution of relief aid in Guinobatan town, Albay province, south of Manila December 5, 2006. The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people were killed in landslides and floods set off by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be found. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo talks to local residents who were affected by mudslides caused by Typhoon Durian before relief goods distribution in Guinobatan town, Albay province, south of Manila December 5, 2006. The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people were killed in landslides and floods set off by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be found. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

A boy cries inside a classroom, converted into an evacuation centre four days after Typhoon Durian triggered mudslides hit the area, in Albay province, south of Manila December 4, 2006. The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people were killed in landslides and floods set off by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be found. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

A family lives inside a classroom converted into an evacuation centre, four days after Typhoon Durian triggered mudslides hit the area, in Albay province, south of Manila December 4, 2006. The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people were killed in landslides and floods set off by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be found. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Families live inside a classroom converted into an evacuation centre, four days after Typhoon Durian triggered mudslides hit the area, in Albay province, south of Manila December 4, 2006. The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people were killed in landslides and floods set off by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be found. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Salvacion Abued holds her grandson Gian at an evacuation centre, four days after Typhoon Durian triggered mudslides hit the area, in Albay province, south of Manila December 4, 2006. The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people were killed in landslides and floods set off by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be found. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Women, working in Manila, cry after confirming the deaths of their relatives in Typhoon Durian triggered mudslides in Albay province, south of Manila December 4, 2006. The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people were killed in landslides and floods set off by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be found. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

A mother carries her son after receiving free medicines at an evacuation centre, four days after Typhoon Durian-triggered mudslides in Albay province, south of Manila December 4, 2006. The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people were killed in landslides and floods set off by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be found. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Residents queue for relief goods at an evacuation centre four days after Typhoon Durian triggered mudslides in Albay province, south of Manila, December 4, 2006. The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people have been killed in landslides and flooding triggered by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be retrieved. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Residents queue for medicines at an evacuation centre four days after Typhoon Durian triggered mudslides in Albay province, south of Manila, December 4, 2006. The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people have been killed in landslides and flooding triggered by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be retrieved. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Residents queue for relief goods at an evacuation centre four days after Typhoon Durian triggered mudslides in Albay province, south of Manila, December 4, 2006. The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people have been killed in landslides and flooding triggered by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be retrieved. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Residents queue for relief goods at an evacuation centre four days after Typhoon Durian triggered mudslides in Albay province, south of Manila, December 4, 2006. The Philippines fears up to 1,000 people have been killed in landslides and flooding triggered by Typhoon Durian but officials said on Monday that many of the bodies might never be retrieved. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Locals carry a mudslide victim into a cemetery in Sto. Domingo town, Albay province, south of Manila, December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Residents bury a mudslide victim during a mass burial at a cemetery in Sto. Domingo town, Albay province, south of Manila, December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Residents bury a mudslide victim during a mass burial at a cemetery in Sto. Domingo town, Albay province, south of Manila, December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Ramon Valderama (front) carries the coffin of his son during a mass burial for mudslide victims at a cemetery in Sto. Domingo town, Albay province, south of Manila, December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Locals carry a mudslide victim into a cemetery for a mass burial in Sto. Domingo town, Albay province, south of Manila, December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Heath officials record the fingerprints of unidentified mudslide victims before the mass burial at a cemetery in Sto. Domingo town, Albay province, south of Manila, December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Mudslide survivor Elmer Mesa rests at a hospital in Legazpi City, Albay province, south of Manila, December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Mudslide survivors Hermelito (L) and Ruben Mata eat their dinner at a hospital in Legazpi City, Albay province, south of Manila December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Mudslide survivor JR Baranquel rests in a hospital bed in Legazpi City, Albay province, south of Manila, December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Mudslide survivor Elmer Mesa rests at a hospital in Legazpi City, Albay province, south of Manila, December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Mudslide survivor Rolly Gregorio, whose leg was cut off after it was hit by a metal roofing material, is attended by his mother, Yolanda, at a hospital in Legazpi City, Albay province, south of Manila, December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Ramon Valderama cries during a mass burial for mudslide victims at a cemetery in Sto. Domingo town, Albay province, south of Manila, December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Mudslide survivors sprinkle holy water onto the remains of their relatives at a mass grave in Sto. Domingo town in Albay province, south of Manila December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

A priest blesses the remains of mudslide victims at a mass grave in Sto. Domingo town Albay province, south of Manila, December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Local residents carry a mudslide victim into a cemetery in Sto. Domingo town in Albay province, south of Manila December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

Local residents carry a mudslide victim into a cemetery in Sto. Domingo town, in Albay province, south of Manila December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES) 

A Philippine Airforce aerial shot shows damaged houses buried by mudslides triggered by Typhoon Durian in Albay province, south of Manila December 3, 2006. Villagers in the central Philippines buried their dead in mass graves on Friday after landslides and raging flood waters triggered by Typhoon Durian killed hundreds. REUTERS/Philippine Airforce/Handout (PHILIPPINES) 

A mother and her son sit in their unfinished house after a Typhoon Durian hit Saraggani town in Quezon province, south of Manila December 1, 2006. Typhoon Durian killed nearly 150 people after high winds and heavy rains triggered deadly mudslide burying three villagers at near the Mayon volcano in the central of Bicol region. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

A resident examines his destroyed house after Typhoon Durian hit Saranggani town in Quezon province, south of Manila, December 1, 2006. Typhoon Durian killed 146 people in the central Philippines after high winds and rain triggered deadly mudslides, the head of the Philippine Red Cross said on Friday. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

A mother with her son stay on a unfinished house while her husband fix their house after a Typhoon Durian hit the Saraggani town in Quezon province, south of Manila December 1, 2006. Typhoon Durian killed nearly 150 people after high winds and heavy rains triggered deadly mudslide burying three villagers at near the Mayon volcano in the central of Bicol region. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

A stranded passenger sleeps on the floor inside the port area in Batangas city, south of Manila, December 1, 2006. Typhoon Durian killed 146 people in the central Philippines after high winds and rain triggered deadly mudslides, the head of the Philippine Red Cross said on Friday. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

Stranded passengers wait inside the port in Batangas city, south of Manila, December 1, 2006. Typhoon Durian killed 146 people in the central Philippines after high winds and rain triggered deadly mudslides, the head of the Philippine Red Cross said on Friday. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

A woman inspects her dismantled house after a Typhoon Durian hit the Saranggani town in Quezon province, south of Manila December 1, 2006. Typhoon Durian killed nearly 150 people after high winds and heavy rains triggered deadly mudslide burying three villagers at near the Mayon volcano in the central of Bicol region. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

A woman inspects her dismantled house after a Typhoon Durian hit the Saranggani town in Quezon province, south of Manila December 1, 2006. Typhoon Durian killed nearly 150 people after high winds and heavy rains triggered deadly mudslide burying three villagers at near the Mayon volcano in the central of Bicol region. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

A stranded passenger sleeps on the floor inside the port area in Batangas city, south of Manila, December 1, 2006. Typhoon Durian killed 146 people in the central Philippines after high winds and rain triggered deadly mudslides, the head of the Philippine Red Cross said on Friday. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

A resident inspects galvanized iron who was swept by Typhoon Durian after hitting the Saranggani town in Quezon province, south of Manila December 1, 2006. Typhoon Durian killed nearly 150 people after high winds and heavy rains triggered deadly mudslide burying three villagers at near the Mayon volcano in the central of Bicol region. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

Workers clear a tree blocking a busy street after Typhoon Durian hit Batangas city, south of Manila, December 1, 2006. Typhoon Durian killed 146 people in the central Philippines after high winds and rain triggered deadly mudslides, the head of the Philippine Red Cross said on Friday. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

Workers cut a tree blocking a busy street after Typhoon Durian hit Batangas city, south of Manila, December 1, 2006. Typhoon Durian killed 146 people in the central Philippines after high winds and rain triggered deadly mudslides, the head of the Philippine Red Cross said on Friday. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

An elderly woman examines her destroyed house after Typhoon Durian hit Batangas city, south of Manila, December 1, 2006. Typhoon Durian killed 146 people in the central Philippines after high winds and rain triggered deadly mudslides, the head of the Philippine Red Cross said on Friday. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

An elderly woman examines her destroyed house after Typhoon Durian hit Batangas city, south of Manila, December 1, 2006. Typhoon Durian killed 146 people in the central Philippines after high winds and rain triggered deadly mudslides, the head of the Philippine Red Cross said on Friday. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES) 

Landslide survivors from Guinsaugon village are sheltered at a Christian high school in Saint Bernard town in Southern Leyte province in Central Philippines February 23, 2006. [Two weeks of heavy rain triggered the mudslide over Guinsaugon, a close-knit farming village about 675 km (420 miles) southeast of Manila, on February 17. So far, 122 bodies have been pulled out and around 1,000 people remain missing.] 

Filipino village children gesture as a platoon of U.S. marines arrive to join the search and rescue operation with Philippine soldiers and [Malaysian and Taiwanese] rescuers to search for victims at a site at Guinsaugon village, southern Leyte province in central Philippines February 23, 2006, where an elementary school is believed to buried by a massive landslide. [Two weeks of heavy rain triggered the mudslide over Guinsaugon, a close-knit farming village about 675 km (420 miles) southeast of Manila, on February 17. So far, 122 bodies have been pulled out and around 1,000 people remain missing.] 

U.S. Marine Corporal Tyler Trahanis from Washington state in the U.S. uses a banana leaf to shelter himself from the rain as a motorcycle rides past towards the mountainside where an elementary school is believed buried by a massive landslide at Guinsaugon village, southern Leyte province in central Philippines February 23, 2006. Two weeks of heavy rain triggered the mudslide over Guinsaugon, a close-knit farming village about 675 km (420 miles) southeast of Manila, on February 17. So far, 122 bodies have been pulled out and around 1,000 people remain missing. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco 

U.S. Marines carry a log at the site where an elementary school is believed to be buried by a massive landslide at Guinsaugon village, southern Leyte province in central Philippines February 23, 2006. Two weeks of heavy rain triggered the mudslide over Guinsaugon, a close-knit farming village about 675 km (420 miles) southeast of Manila, on February 17. So far, 122 bodies have been pulled out and around 1,000 people remain missing. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco 

Filipino village children gesture as a platoon of U.S. marines arrive to join the search and rescue operation with Philippine soldiers and Malaysian and Taiwanese rescuers to search for victims at a site at Guinsaugon village, southern Leyte province in central Philippines February 23, 2006, where an elementary school is believed to buried by a massive landslide. Two weeks of heavy rain triggered the mudslide over Guinsaugon, a close-knit farming village about 675 km (420 miles) southeast of Manila, on February 17. So far, 122 bodies have been pulled out and around 1,000 people remain missing. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco 

Survivors from Guinsaugon village line up for relief aid at a high-school in Saint Bernard town in southern Leyte province in central Philippines February 23, 2006 after their homes at the remote farming village were destroyed in mudslides last Friday. Two weeks of heavy rain triggered the mudslide over Guinsaugon, a close-knit farming village about 675 km (420 miles) southeast of Manila, on February 17. So far, 122 bodies have been pulled out and around 1,000 people remain missing. REUTERS/Bobby Yip 

Filipino rescuers carry the body of a mudslide victim at the site where an elementary school is believed buried by a massive landslide Friday at Guinsaugon village, southern Leyte province in central Philippines February 23, 2006. Rescue operations were suspended on Thursday because of bad weather. At least 123 bodies have been retrieved since Friday, but officials estimate the number of those who perished in the landslide at more than 1,000, including about 200 school children. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco 

U.S. Marines wait for instructions at the site where an elementary school is believed to be buried by a massive landslide at Guinsaugon village, southern Leyte province in central Philippines February 23, 2006. Two weeks of heavy rain triggered the mudslide over Guinsaugon, a close-knit farming village about 675 km (420 miles) southeast of Manila, on February 17. So far, 122 bodies have been pulled out and around 1,000 people remain missing. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco 

U.S. Marines walk back from Guinsaugon village, Southern Leyte province in central Philippines February 23, 2006, where a elementary school is believed buried by a massive landslide. Two weeks of heavy rain triggered the mudslide over Guinsaugon, a close-knit farming village about 675 km (420 miles) southeast of Manila, on February 17. So far, 122 bodies have been pulled out and around 1,000 people remain missing. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco 

A Filipino rescuer takes a break at the site where an elementary school is believed to be buried by a massive landslide at Guinsaugon village, southern Leyte province in central Philippines February 23, 2006. Two weeks of heavy rain triggered the mudslide over Guinsaugon, a close-knit farming village about 675 km (420 miles) southeast of Manila, on February 17. So far, 122 bodies have been pulled out and around 1,000 people remain missing. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco 

Survivors from Guinsaugon village line up for relief aid at a high school in Saint Bernard town in Southern Leyte province in Central Philippines February 23, 2006, after their homes were destroyed by a mudslide. Two weeks of heavy rain triggered the mudslide over Guinsaugon, a close-knit farming village about 675 km (420 miles) southeast of Manila, on February 17. So far, 122 bodies have been pulled out and around 1,000 people remain missing. REUTERS/Bobby Yip