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Does anyone have an update about the Phillipines? (Original Post)
gopiscrap
Nov 2013
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MADem
(135,425 posts)1. Last I heard over a thousand had perished.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)2. Red Cross: 1,000+ Feared Dead... 'Storm Surges As High As Trees'... No Communications, Power, Water.
Red Cross: 1,000+ Feared Dead... 'Storm Surges As High As Trees'... No Communications, Power, Water... Bodies On Roadside... Nearly 800,000 Forced To Flee Homes... 4.3 Million People Affected... Storm Chasers Describe Devastation... 'The Strongest Ever To Have Made Landfall Anywhere In The World'... How To Help...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
malaise
(268,717 posts)15. Excellent report with a link to the Red Cross
gopiscrap
(23,726 posts)3. thank you!
Texasgal
(17,040 posts)4. I've found it quite telling that
our media as not covered this story more.
I've been having to go to international news sites to get better coverage.
malaise
(268,717 posts)5. There was extensive coverage on NBC nightly news
Texasgal
(17,040 posts)7. Good to see that..
thanks.
gopiscrap
(23,726 posts)6. Me too, I have a friend over there
and understandably, there is no way to find out if he is ok.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)8. A son of a DUer is there and out of touch right now. Worried...
Turbineguy
(37,295 posts)9. I found this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24863480
My Wife spoke with her relatives on Luzon and they are OK. She also has relatives on Panay who I do not know about but the BBC report contains some information from Borocay that seemed to be OK.
My Wife spoke with her relatives on Luzon and they are OK. She also has relatives on Panay who I do not know about but the BBC report contains some information from Borocay that seemed to be OK.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)10. Officials: Typhoon Haiyan Death Toll Could Hit 10,000 In Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan Death Toll Could Hit 10,000 In Philippines
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/09/typhoon-haiyan-death-toll_n_4248105.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/09/typhoon-haiyan-death-toll_n_4248105.html
malaise
(268,717 posts)11. BBC just said that the police commissioner said
10,000 are dead in Leyte alone
pnwmom
(108,959 posts)12. Here's a link about the 10,000 dead in Leyte province from The Guardian.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)13. The latest, and sorry for the source, but it is the most recent
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/09/strongest-typhoon-year-hits-philippines/
10,000 death potential. Now time to fire up my blog to start doing the updates there. Here I really no longer do.
10,000 death potential. Now time to fire up my blog to start doing the updates there. Here I really no longer do.
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