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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Philippine typhoon deaths climb into thousands
2013-11-11
[APNEWS.MYWAY] As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in one Philippine city alone after one of the worst storms ever recorded unleashed ferocious winds and giant waves that washed away homes and schools. Corpses hung from tree branches and were scattered along sidewalks and among flattened buildings, while looters raided grocery stores and gas stations in search of food, fuel and water.

Officials projected the death toll could climb even higher when emergency crews reach areas cut off by flooding and landslides. Even in the disaster-prone Philippines, which regularly contends with earthquakes, volcanoes and tropical cyclones, Typhoon Haiyan appears to be the deadliest natural disaster on record.

Haiyan hit the eastern seaboard of the Philippine archipelago on Friday and quickly barreled across its central islands before exiting into the South China Sea, packing winds of 235 kilometers per hour (147 miles per hour) that gusted to 275 kph (170 mph), and a storm surge that caused sea waters to rise 6 meters (20 feet).

It wasn't until Sunday that the scale of the devastation became clear, with local officials on hardest-hit Leyte Island saying that there may be 10,000 dead in the provincial capital of Tacloban alone. Reports also trickled in from elsewhere on the island, and from neighboring islands, indicating hundreds, if not thousands more deaths, though it will be days before the full extent of the storm's impact can be assessed.
Posted by:Fred

#6  "uh huh huh, remember when bush sent an aircraft carrier to invade the ocean floor. What a dumbass."

"Yeah! yeah! They like, needed a ship with helicopters and doctors and food, and Bush was like, Yeah, I'm gonna go bomb brown people! I am the Great Bongholio...I need TP for my mouth hole."

/Progtard and Moonbat
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-11-11 19:38  

#5  As has been written elsewhere, the Filipino social network will be a great help during the recovery process. That's something not to be underestimated - look up stories about various neighborhoods in the NYC area after last year's storm.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-11-11 19:05  

#4  Team Rubicon on the way, best group to donate money too without question.
Posted by: bman   2013-11-11 11:10  

#3  Clark Air Base Hospital should be able to assist. Oh wait.....
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-11-11 06:33  

#2  The typical Pino house looks like it was built from stuff scavenged from the dump, and probably was.
Posted by: phil_b   2013-11-11 00:53  

#1  Wake me when they claim a Million.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-11-11 00:29  

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