Garbage landslide after typhoon - people missing after rubbish floods city - amazing pictures

At least five people were missing after rubbish flooded through Baguio, a city in northern Philippines, after Typhoon Nanmadol smashed down walls of a garbage dump.

The typhoon has killed at least 26 people and made thousands homeless.

MAIL

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A colony for dwarves - haven for 'little people'

A man who is just 117cm tall wants to set up a colony for dwarves.

Alejandro Doron Jr, who works in a "dwarf bar" in Manila, in the Philippines, says he wants to set up the colony because of constant taunts and verbal abuse.

There have been dwarf towns in the past in Coney Island, New York and Kunming, China.

GUARDIAN

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World's shortest man - under 2 feet tall - official record on his 18th birthday

Teenager Junrey Balawing, of the Philippines, has been officially declared the world's shortest man - at under two feet tall.

Junrey, who is 23.6 inches tall (59.93cm), was given a certificate on his 18th birthday by Guinness World Records. His father said he stopped growing when he was two-years-old.

BBC STORY and PICTURE

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