Showing posts with label Super Typhoon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Super Typhoon. Show all posts

"Unimaginable" Devastation as Phillipines Hit With One of Worst Storms in History, November 11, 2013

Source: democracynow.org



More than 10,000 people are feared dead in the central Philippines following one of the most powerful storms ever recorded. Nearly 1,000 people are confirmed dead so far, but the toll is expected to rise. Typhoon Haiyan sent huge waves that inundated towns, washed ships ashore and swept away coastal villages. More than 600,000 people have been displaced and many still have no access to food, water or medicine. The city of Tacloban was described as a scene of massive devastation, with bodies scattered in the streets and buried under flattened buildings. We are joined by Al Jazeera correspondent Jamela Alindogan, who reported from Tacloban after Typhoon Haiyan struck, herself struggling to survive the storm. -democracynow.org

Super Typhoon Aftermath: Haiyan leaves thousands dead, devastation in Philippines, November 10, 2013

Source: RT.com



An estimated 10,000 people might have been killed in the central Philippine province of Leyte alone, which was almost completely destroyed by the powerful typhoon Haiyan, local authorities said.
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