Typhoon Bopha Hits Philippines

Residents stand amongst logs swept away by flash floods at the height Typhoon Bopha, as they search for missing relatives in New Bataan, Compostela Valley province on Dec. 7, 2012. President Benigno Aquino vowed action on the Philippines' typhoon disasters as bruised and grieving survivors tried to recover from the latest that left nearly 500 people dead. (Ted Alijbe/AFP/Getty Images)