Thousands flee before big typhoon hits Philippines

[Norwegian]

I appreciate how the thread starter asked: "Where is everyone?"

Unfortunately, it is a fact that even natural catastrophes - just like everything else - has a status according to where it happened.

You know, blonde pretty girl goes missing vs. black girl goes missing.
Natural disaster in New Orleans vs. natural disaster in the Philippines.
Some wars in this world stealing all the spotlight from long going conflicts and horrific wars, for example war against al qaida vs. the Somali Civil War.

Etc.

Might be unpopular opinion.

Norway have a large group of immigrants from the Philippines, so of course our government is pressured to do something. I hope they are more hands on this time than just sending money, like they've done before..

 

[Reader]

https://plus.google.com/+itnnews/posts/CvfwEvy1D1P

These aerial photos reveal the truly devastating impact Typhoon Haiyan had on the Philippines.

Watch the aerial video here: http://bit.ly/1aC8kYn

The storm is expected to have killed at least 10,000 people in one area, while destroying about 70 to 80 per cent of structures in its path in the central Philippines. Most of the damage was caused by huge waves that inundated towns and swept away coastal villages.

 

[Reader]

Scenes of devastation and some relief after Typhoon Haiyan

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/12/world/asia/typhoon-haiyan-vignettes/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

General asks for U.S. warships in typhoon relief

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/12/us/philippines-typhoon-aid/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Washington (CNN) -- The hundreds of thousands of typhoon victims in the Philippines need help and they need it now, the U.S. Marine Corps general in charge of the U.S. military relief effort says.

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Kennedy told CNN he needs immediate dispatch of U.S. Navy amphibious ships that carry equipment that can make potable water and the variety of helicopters, small boats, trucks and other supplies needed in the relief effort.

"They are the Swiss army knife of the U.S. military," Kennedy said of the amphibious ships, speaking to CNN in a telephone interview from the Philippines. Kennedy says he believes his request will be approved by the Pentagon in the coming hours.......

 

[Reader]

https://plus.google.com/+itnnews/posts/CvfwEvy1D1P

These aerial photos reveal the truly devastating impact Typhoon Haiyan had on the Philippines.

Watch the aerial video here: http://bit.ly/1aC8kYn

The storm is expected to have killed at least 10,000 people in one area, while destroying about 70 to 80 per cent of structures in its path in the central Philippines. Most of the damage was caused by huge waves that inundated towns and swept away coastal villages.

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Scenes of devastation and some relief after Typhoon Haiyan

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/12/world/asia/typhoon-haiyan-vignettes/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

General asks for U.S. warships in typhoon relief

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/12/us/philippines-typhoon-aid/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Washington (CNN) -- The hundreds of thousands of typhoon victims in the Philippines need help and they need it now, the U.S. Marine Corps general in charge of the U.S. military relief effort says.

Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Kennedy told CNN he needs immediate dispatch of U.S. Navy amphibious ships that carry equipment that can make potable water and the variety of helicopters, small boats, trucks and other supplies needed in the relief effort.

"They are the Swiss army knife of the U.S. military," Kennedy said of the amphibious ships, speaking to CNN in a telephone interview from the Philippines. Kennedy says he believes his request will be approved by the Pentagon in the coming hours.......

 

[AnaTeresa]

I appreciate how the thread starter asked: "Where is everyone?"

Unfortunately, it is a fact that even natural catastrophes - just like everything else - has a status according to where it happened.

You know, blonde pretty girl goes missing vs. black girl goes missing.
Natural disaster in New Orleans vs. natural disaster in the Philippines.
Some wars in this world stealing all the spotlight from long going conflicts and horrific wars, for example war against al qaida vs. the Somali Civil War.

Etc.

Might be unpopular opinion.

Norway have a large group of immigrants from the Philippines, so of course our government is pressured to do something. I hope they are more hands on this time than just sending money, like they've done before..

I think some of the slow news coverage was also because it took time for many news stations to get reporters on the ground. With the high level of destruction, it's hard to get there. Now that more stations have people on the ground, I've seen coverage pick up.

The enormity of it is staggering. Those poor people.

 

[SweetT]

I didnt even know we had a weather forum.
Prayers being sent to all affected, so sad.

 

[Reader]

Typhoon leaves massive medical and health challenges

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...on-TopStories+(USATODAY+-+Nation+Top+Stories)

Dozens of relief organizations around the world are responding to the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines last Friday, including Stamford, Conn.-based AmeriCares. Garrett Ingoglia, vice president of emergency response for the non-profit, oversees assistance efforts following earthquakes, floods, famines and other humanitarian crises domestically and abroad. He talked on Monday with USA TODAY's Michelle Healy about the health and medical challenges ahead:

Q: What's your assessment of the primary healthcare issues facing the survivors?

A: One way to look at it is because of the storm, people are injured, they have abrasions, lacerations, and worse. Plus on top of it are all the people with chronic illnesses that they had before. But the supply of medical supplies has been drastically reduced. Medicines have been washed away. People's personal supply of medicines from health facilities are gone. Many health facilities have been destroyed entirely. So you've got spiking demand because of the disaster and a vastly reduced supply of all types of medicines to treat people. In some places it's desperate.

More at link....

 

[Reader]

Typhoon leaves massive medical and health challenges

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...on-TopStories+(USATODAY+-+Nation+Top+Stories)

Dozens of relief organizations around the world are responding to the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines last Friday, including Stamford, Conn.-based AmeriCares. Garrett Ingoglia, vice president of emergency response for the non-profit, oversees assistance efforts following earthquakes, floods, famines and other humanitarian crises domestically and abroad. He talked on Monday with USA TODAY's Michelle Healy about the health and medical challenges ahead:

Q: What's your assessment of the primary healthcare issues facing the survivors?

A: One way to look at it is because of the storm, people are injured, they have abrasions, lacerations, and worse. Plus on top of it are all the people with chronic illnesses that they had before. But the supply of medical supplies has been drastically reduced. Medicines have been washed away. People's personal supply of medicines from health facilities are gone. Many health facilities have been destroyed entirely. So you've got spiking demand because of the disaster and a vastly reduced supply of all types of medicines to treat people. In some places it's desperate.

More at link....

 

[Reader]

Typhoon deaths 'fewer than feared'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/asia/

Philippine President Benigno Aquino revises down the estimated death toll from Typhoon Haiyan, saying about 2,500 may have died. .......

 

[Reader]

Typhoon deaths 'fewer than feared'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/asia/

Philippine President Benigno Aquino revises down the estimated death toll from Typhoon Haiyan, saying about 2,500 may have died. .......

 

[Norwegian]

WS: When a post is removed I think the poster should get an explanation why?

I posted in this thread yesterday and I can't see how my post violated WS rules. The forum should be open to different opinions.

 

[marlywings]

Some incredible satellite photos...

Typhoon Haiyan: Before and after

Aerial images taken over the Philippines reveal the scale of devastation Typhoon Haiyan has caused in the once-vibrant coastal city of Tacloban

Hover or swipe over each satellite photo to view before and after imagery

http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/typhoon-haiyan-photos-before-after/

 

[mikkismom]

I have family there and family on the way there to help. Getting around is very difficult because of the debris. Getting supplies moved around is also hard. People are doing what they can, but it will take time to clear the roads to get supplies where they need to be. That's probably no comfort for those that are suffering but help is on the way.

jmo

 

[Yoda]

"China is the world's second largest economy and closer to the Philippines than other major donors of assistance to the typhoon-ravaged archipelago. Yet the paltry $1.6 million in aid it pledged to its neighbor was less than the check written by Swedish furniture store Ikea."

Kudos Ikea!


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/14/china-typhoon-haiyan-aid/3529729/

 

[keeponsearching]

Reading that article, was does pledge mean. As on pledged 20 million.

I feel so sad for these families. I didn't see much at first. But I see people coming together to help now.

 

[Reader]

Filipinos without food, water for days see aid arrive

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/14/military-aid-philippines-typhoon-haiyan/3524371/

TACLOBAN, Philippines — The first significant international aid since Typhoon Haiyan hit started flowing Thursday with the arrival of the USS George Washington aircraft carrier. Helicopters began ferrying in food and clean water for regions that have seen little help in days.

Canned food, rice and medicines were handed out at some spots, but many people still had received nothing six days after Haiyan hit and leveled much of the city.

The mass exodus from the battered city continued Thursday as people crowded Tacloban airport in the hope of squeezing onto a military or commercial flight..........

For the first time Thursday, the city saw the mass burial of dozens of unidentified bodies in a hillside cemetery. A portion of the femur was removed from each corpse by the National Bureau of Investigation. Technicians will extract DNA from each bit of bone to try to identify the dead, said Joseph David, crime photographer for the bureau.

The death toll was still at an official number of about 2,300, but thousands of people remained missing and unaccounted for..........

 

[angela]

I finally found the weather forum!

It is so heartbreaking to see the images coming out after this storm. I hope help starts moving faster. I can't stand the thought of people being hungry and cold.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

"Desperation grew among Filipinos who've been without electricity or shelter for more than a week since Super Typhoon Haiyan reduced homes to splinters, prompting the military to alter rescue maneuvers, an official said Saturday."

"People swarm the helicopters, so we land the helicopters a little bit farther from the population areas," said Maj. Gen. Romer Poquiz of the Philippine Air Force. "So before the people come in, we would take off, go and drop in other places, drop and then go, drop, go, drop, go, at various places."

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/16/world/asia/typhoon-haiyan/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

"Philippine town rebuilds after Typhoon Haiyan as bodies head to mass grave"

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wor...ad-mass-grave-article-1.1519762#ixzz2kujuF7z9

 

[heartfortruth]

"Philippine town rebuilds after Typhoon Haiyan as bodies head to mass grave"

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wor...ad-mass-grave-article-1.1519762#ixzz2kujuF7z9

this paragraph made a lump in my throat.....
"Having the U.S. military here is a game-changer," said Col. Miguel Okol, a spokesman for the Philippine air force. "For countries that we don't have these kinds of relationships with, it can take a while to get help. But with the U.S., it's immediate."