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Nearly 900 people — both Latter-day Saints and friends of other faiths — are finding refuge in Latter-day Saint meetinghouses in the wake of Tropical Storm Trami, known as Typhoon Kristine in the Philippines, the Church’s Philippines Facebook page reported on Oct. 25.

Additionally, all missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in affected areas are safe and accounted for.

Trami slammed into the country’s northeastern province of Isabela on Oct. 24, the Associated Press reported. The deadliest of 11 storms to hit the Philippines this year, Trami moved toward Vietnam across the South China Sea after leaving at least 152 people dead and missing as of Oct. 28. More than 5.9 million people were in the storm’s path in northern and central provinces.

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