Tropical storm Alessia is forecast to strike Australia at about 06:00 GMT on 27 November.

Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:27:00 +0100trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Alessia is forecast to strike Australia at about 06:00 GMT on 27 November. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 15.

Tropical storm Alessia struck Australia at about 18:00 GMT on 23 November.

Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:03:00 +0100trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Alessia struck Australia at about 18:00 GMT on 23 November. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 14.0 S, 126.

Tropical storm Alessia struck Australia at about 02:00 GMT on 23 November.

Sat, 23 Nov 2013 10:31:00 +0100trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Alessia struck Australia at about 02:00 GMT on 23 November. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 14.8 S, 124.

Storm ALESSIA status update

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 22:24:00 +0100hewsweb (en)

At 6:00 PM , status update for the storm ALESSIA . Wind: 45Kt, category: Tropical Storm

Beckham charity items sold on eBay for three times the price just hours after Red Cross sale

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:47:00 +0100sundaymirror (en)

Posh and Becks gave away hundreds of items of clothing to charity but shoppers put their finds on eBay for higher prices just hours later

Beckham charity items sold on eBay for three times the price just hours after Red Cross sale

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:17:00 +0100themirror (en)

Posh and Becks gave away hundreds of items of clothing to charity but shoppers put their finds on eBay for higher prices just hours later

Philippines Typhoon Deaths Surpass Record

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 19:07:00 +0100wsj-en (en)

The official death toll from Typhoon Haiyan jumped to 5,209 on Friday, reaching a modern record for a disaster in the Southeast Asian country two weeks after one of the most powerful storms in history ripped through its midsection.

Chinese medical teams reach Philippines

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 19:02:00 +0100chinadaily (en)

Aid from China is still pouring into the hardest-hit areas in the central Philippines as the death toll and damage caused by super Typhoon Haiyan keeps growing.

WFP feeds 3M after typhoon; aid in Kenya camps cut

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 19:01:00 +0100sunstar (en)

NAIROBI, Kenya -- The executive director of the UN's World Food Program said food aid is now reaching three million people affected by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in the Philippines, but that the extraordinary needs there and in Syria mean food assistance is being curtailed to refugees in Kenya.

Victoria and David Beckham Donate Designer Wardrobes to British Red Cross Typhoon Appeal

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:32:00 +0100ibtimes-au (en)

The collection includes Victoria's Dolce & Gabbana dresses and David's trademark baseball caps.

Victoria and David Beckham Donate Designer Wardrobes to British Red Cross Typhoon Appeal

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:31:00 +0100ibtimes-uk (en)

The collection includes Victoria's Dolce & Gabbana dresses and David's trademark baseball caps.

Guam steps up relief efforts

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:20:00 +0100guampdn (en)

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories about a Guam medical team traveling to areas in Cebu, one of the many Philippine islands devastated by Supertyphoon Haiyan.

Avalanche Signs Stolen by Thieves

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:19:00 +0100wienerzeitung-en (en)

Avalanche warning signs have been stolen from Gaisburg in Salzburg. Over the past two years five large avalanche warning signs which warn people of dangerous areas at acute risk of avalanches have been stolen. The replacement signs were then also stolen despite them being extra secured to prevent them being stolen.

What Philippines typhoon survivors want

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:46:00 +0100irinnews (en)

TACLOBAN, 22 November 2013 (IRIN) - Millions of survivors are still reeling from shock two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan [ http://www.unocha.org/crisis/typhoonhaiyan ] devastated large parts of the central Philippines, particularly the city of Tacloban. The category 5 storm that struck on 8 November....

GSIS offers special package for Yolanda-hit pensioners

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:26:00 +0100bworldcom (en)

BACOLOD CITY -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has introduced a new program offering emergency loans to pensioners affected by typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan).

Philippine typhoon death toll passes 5200

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:21:00 +0100RTERadio (en)

The death toll from super typhoon Haiyan, which slammed across the central Philippines two weeks ago, has risen to more than 5,200.

Typhoon Haiyan: Onboard a refugee flight for the displaced victims of Tacloban

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:57:00 +0100independent (en)

I have just witnessed more than 100 people cry simultaneously. Tears of joy, I would guess, mixed with those of relief. The location was the interior of a Hercules aircraft. The reason? I have joined a refugee flight for the displaced victims of Tacloban as they head towards Manila and beyond.

WFP feeds 3M after typhoon; aid in Kenya camps cut

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:41:00 +0100miamiherald (en)

After early delays caused by massive infrastructure damage, the World Food Program is now providing food to 3 million typhoon victims in the Philippines, but the needs there and in Syria mean Somali refugees in Kenya are seeing food assistance cut by 20 percent, WFP's top official said Friday.

Philippine typhoon toll rises to record 5,209 — official

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:07:00 +0100arabnews (en)

Fri, 2013-11-22 15:38 MANILA: The death toll from super typhoon Haiyan, which slammed across the central Philippines two weeks ago, has risen to more than 5,200, the National Disaster Agency said on Friday, the most...

Philippines conducts mass vaccination in typhoon-stricken areas

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:03:00 +0100vietnamplus-en (en)

The Philippine government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched a vaccination campaign for children on November 22 to prevent an outbreak of measles and polio among survivors of typhoon Haiyan.

Victoria and David Beckham Donates Personal Designer Clothes to British Red Cross, Proceeds to be Donated to the Victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:47:00 +0100ibtimes-in (en)

(Photo: Reuters) Victoria and David Beckham donate clothes to British Red Cross to help raise funds for the victims of Typhoon in the Philippines. Victoria and David Beckham join the many British celebrities who are getting involved with raising funds for the victims of the super typhoon Haiyan that has ravaged the Philippines nation on Nov.

Philippines Set to Vaccinate 1 Million Children in Typhoon Area

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:25:00 +0100voanews (en)

Two weeks after Super Typhoon Haiyan carved a path of destruction across the central Philippines, health officials are set to vaccinate one million children in the coming weeks. More than 5,000 people perished in one of the most powerful cyclones recorded. Another 4.3 million people were left homeless by Haiyan.

Typhoon Haiyan: Death toll tops 5,200 two weeks after storm smashed Philippines

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:20:00 +0100nbcnews (en)

The death toll from super typhoon Haiyan which smashed into the Philippines two weeks ago is now more than 5,000, an official spokesman said Friday.

PHILIPPINES: What typhoon survivors want

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:15:00 +0100irinnews (en)

TACLOBAN, 22 November 2013 (IRIN) - Millions of survivors are still reeling from shock two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan [ http://www.unocha.org/crisis/typhoonhaiyan ] devastated large parts of the central Philippines, particularly the city of Tacloban. The category 5 storm that struck on 8 November....

Philippines Typhoon Death Toll Tops 5,000

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:09:00 +0100voanews (en)

The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has risen to more than 5,200, and officials say more than 1,600 people are still missing. The latest figures were released by Philippine officials Friday -- more than two weeks after Haiyan wiped out entire villages. It was one of the strongest storms ever to make landfall.

Innovation amid disaster

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:57:00 +0100tradearabia (en)

, 2 days ago Boys manoeuvre their boat, made from a broken fridge and bamboo, to the beach in Tanauan on November 20. After losing their boats and houses in the Typhoon Haiyan, fishermen of a destroyed village in Tanauan started building two-seated boats made of abandoned refrigerators and some wood.

Philippines Typhoon Death Toll Tops 5,200

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:53:00 +0100voanews (en)

The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has risen to more than 5,200, and officials say more than 1,600 people are still missing. The latest figures were released by Philippine officials Friday -- more than two weeks after Haiyan wiped out entire villages. It was one of the strongest storms ever to make landfall.

Tacloban slum dwellers rebuilding shanties

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:38:00 +0100abs-cbnnews (en)

Residents who lived in a shanty town on the fringes of the Tacloban City's airport returned to rebuild their illegal shelters two weeks after the area was devastated by Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan).

Philippines disaster relief: a diary of devastation, loss and hope | Crislyn Felisilda

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:27:00 +0100guardian (en)

In the second of our series, an aid worker describes Haiyan's unprecedented impact, but how survivors' spirits surprised her I'm from Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao, and usually work in Manila, but I'm currently deployed in Cebu. I've been to a few of the areas affected by Haiyan and have seen the rawness of its impact.

Death Toll In The Philippines Rises Above 5,000

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:27:00 +0100npr (en)

The number of people confirmed killed by Typhoon Haiyan continues to increase. Authorities are finding more victims as they search destroyed buildings and as they reach remote areas.

More than 5,000 dead as Philippine typhoon toll rises

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:20:00 +0100rt (en)

11:16 More than 5,000 dead as Philippine typhoon toll rises. The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan has risen above 5,000, Filipino officials say. Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said Friday that 4,919 people were killed in the Eastern Visayas region, AP reported.

Philippine typhoon toll rises to record 5,209 - official

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:20:00 +0100trust (en)

MANILA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - The death toll from super typhoon Haiyan, which slammed across the central Philippines two weeks ago, has risen to more than 5,200, the National Disaster Agency said on Friday, the most deadly natural disaster ever to hit the country.

Typhoon Haiyan: UNHCR reaches out to more communities, addresses gaps

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:20:00 +0100trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. CEBU, Philippines, November 22 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency continues to reach out to communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the central Philippines, deploying staff this week to Ormoc in western....

Typhoon Haiyan: Needs shifting as displaced communities look to rebuild

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:20:00 +0100trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan swept through the Philippines, affected communities are asking for shelter materials to start rebuilding their lives. Earlier this week UNHCR staff were deployed to Ormoc....

Philippine typhoon toll rises to record 5,209

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:16:00 +0100jrep (en)

MANILA - The death toll from super typhoon Haiyan, which slammed across the central Philippines two weeks ago, has risen to more than 5,200, the National Disaster Agency said on Friday, the most deadly natural disaster ever to hit the country. One of the strongest typhoons recorded caused more....

Philippine typhoon toll rises to record 5,209

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:15:00 +0100thepeninsulaqatar (en)

MANILA: The death toll from super typhoon Haiyan, which slammed across the central Philippines two weeks ago, has risen to more than 5,200, the National Disaster Agency said on Friday, the most deadly natural disaster ever to hit the country. One of the strongest typhoons recorded caused more deaths....

Philippine typhoon toll rises to record 5,209 – official

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:10:00 +0100cyprus-mail (en)

By Manuel Mogato The death toll from super typhoon Haiyan, which slammed across the central Philippines two weeks ago, has risen to more than 5,200, the National Disaster Agency said on Friday, the most deadly natural disaster ever to hit the country. One of the strongest typhoons recorded caused....

Philippine typhoon toll rises to record 5,209 - official

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:07:00 +0100thestar-my (en)

MANILA (Reuters) - The death toll from super typhoon Haiyan, which slammed across the central Philippines two weeks ago, has risen to more than 5,200, the National Disaster Agency said on Friday, the most deadly natural disaster ever to hit the country.

Typhoon Haiyan death toll soars above 5,000 in Philippines

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:04:00 +0100panarmenian-en (en)

That makes Haiyan, known as Yolanda in the Philippines, the deadliest natural disaster in the country's history.

Typhoon Haiyan toll rises over 5,000

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:46:00 +0100bbc (en)

The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan has risen above 5,000, officials in the Philippines say, two weeks after the devastating storm.

Philippine typhoon toll rises to record 5,209 - official

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:44:00 +0100reuters (en)

MANILA (Reuters) - The death toll from super typhoon Haiyan, which slammed across the central Philippines two weeks ago, has risen to more than 5,200, the National Disaster Agency said on Friday, the most deadly natural disaster ever to hit the country.

Typhoon Haiyan toll rises over 5,000

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:40:00 +0100ATAP-en (en)

BBC - Typhoon Haiyan death toll rises above 5,000, Philippines officials say, two weeks after the devastating storm.

Philippine typhoon toll rises to record 5,209

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:35:00 +0100jpost (en)

MANILA - The death toll from super typhoon Haiyan, which slammed across the central Philippines two weeks ago, has risen to more than 5,200, the National Disaster Agency said on Friday, the most deadly natural disaster ever to hit the country. One of the strongest typhoons recorded caused more....

Post-typhoon hunger warning for Philippines

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:31:00 +0100oneworld (en)

Millions of people in the Philippines will go hungry in the coming months if rice farmers don’t receive urgent assistance after typhoon Haiyan wiped out a third of the countries rice growing areas , Oxfam warns today. Rice crops harvests in the five regions most affected by the disaster have been....

Philippine typhoon toll rises to record 5,209 - official

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:30:00 +0100independent-ie (en)

The death toll from super typhoon Haiyan, which slammed across the central Philippines two weeks ago, has risen to more than 5,200, the National Disaster Agency said on Friday.

Typhoon Haiyan: UNHCR reaches out to more communities, addresses gaps

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:27:00 +0100unhcr-org (en)

Two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan swept through the central Philippines, affected communities are asking for shelter materials to start rebuilding their homes.

Philippines Typhoon Death Toll Tops 4,900

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:24:00 +0100voanews (en)

Two weeks after one of the strongest storms ever to make landfall wiped out entire villages, officials in the Philippines have raised the death toll to more than 4,900, with more than 1,500 injured.Officials at the national Civil Defense office said Friday that the death count is likely to increase....

Pneumonia a New Threat to Storm-Battered Philippines

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:07:00 +0100nytimes (en)

Torrential rain and a rapid alternation of chilly breezes and sweltering heat have contributed to outbreaks of pneumonia in areas hit by the typhoon.

NDRRMC chief: No order to suppress Yolanda body count

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:44:00 +0100gmanews (en)

Tags: typhoon yolanda The head of the country's disaster risk reduction council tasked to collate data on the effects of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) on Friday denied receiving orders to stop releasing the death toll from the recent calamity. “Let us settle that. Merong accusations na pinipigil or merong order na huwag ilabas 'yung figure.

Japanese troops welcomed back in typhoon-hit Philippines

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:24:00 +0100ahram-EN (en)

More than 1,000 Japanese troops were offered a warm welcome in the Philippines Friday as they prepared to launch relief operations across typhoon-devastated islands that were brutally occupied by Japan seven decades ago. The troops were aboard three vessels that arrived at the central Philippine....

Yolanda-hit areas 'stabilizing' as death toll nears 5,000 Roxas

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:59:00 +0100gmanews (en)

The situation in areas hit by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) is already "stabilizing" as the death toll from the calamity nears 5,000, Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel "Mar" Roxas II said Friday. At a press briefing, Roxas announced that 4,919 individuals have already been confirmed dead due....

Newest warship's first mission: Help Yolanda survivors

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:59:00 +0100gmanews (en)

The BRP Ramon Alcaraz, was commissioned into the Philippine Fleet Friday and was immediately ordered to assist in relief operations in Tacloban City, one of the areas hardest hit by Typhoon Yolanda earlier this month. Navy chief Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano said this will be the ship's first voyage since arriving in the country last year.

Please can we have our bells back? ravaged Philippine town asks U.S.

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:19:00 +0100trust (en)

(Adds U.S. comment) By Nathan Layne. BALANGIGA, Philippines, Nov 22 (Reuters) - In the devastated coastal Philippine town of Balangiga, a Roman Catholic belfry with a maroon steeple rises from the rubble, a battered symbol of resistance for a people with mixed feelings about the U.S. military now helping them survive.

Tropical storm Two is forecast to strike Australia at about 10:00 GMT on 23 November.

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:19:00 +0100trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Two is forecast to strike Australia at about 10:00 GMT on 23 November. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 14.

North Carolina inmates make soap for typhoon relief effort

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:56:00 +0100sunstar (en)

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's prison system is shipping more than half a million bars of soap made by inmates to the Philippines as part of the international relief effort following Typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan). A truckload of soap is scheduled to leave by the end of the week from....

Worst is over in typhoon-stricken C. Philippines: interior minister

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:34:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

MANILA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The worst is over in areas battered by typhoon Haiyan, locally named "Yolanda," Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II said Friday. Roxas likened the situation in central Philippines to that of a patient in a hospital, saying areas ravaged by the typhoon are now "out of the intensive care unit (ICU).

Japanese troops welcomed back in typhoon-hit Philippines

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:31:00 +0100BangkokPost (en)

More than 1,000 Japanese troops were offered a warm welcome in the Philippines on Friday as they prepared to launch relief operations across the typhoon-devastated islands, which Japan brutally occupied seven decades ago.

'Make-or-break' for Pacquiao in battle versus Rios

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:28:00 +0100gmanews (en)

MACAU - Filipino great Manny Pacquiao will need to shrug off the distractions of a deadly typhoon and a physical clash involving his trainer as he heads into a make-or-break comeback fight against Brandon Rios on Sunday. The only man to have won world titles at eight different weights knows his....

Philippines: In Tacloban, creating an oasis where children can be children, and safe

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:15:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Philippines By Diana Valcarcel Silvela TACLOBAN, Philippines, 21 November 2013 – Hearing a group of children singing ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ at the new child-friendly space in Tacloban, it seems as if nothing out of the ordinary has happened outside this tent.

Philippines: Chinese medical rescuers depart for Philippines

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:15:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: Xinhua Country: China, Philippines HANGZHOU, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- A batch of Chinese emergency medical rescuers departed for the Philippines on Thursday from east China's Zhejiang Province to help with typhoon relief, local authorities said. The 50-strong team, with a good medical rescue....

Philippines: Welcome relief for children in Tacloban

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:15:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: SOS Children's Villages International Country: Philippines In addition to providing much-needed food and water to victims of the recent typhoon, SOS Children’s Village has established the first child-friendly spaces to cater for traumatised children in Tacloban.

Please can we have our bells back? Philippine town asks U.S.

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:13:00 +0100reuters (en)

BALANGIGA, Philippines (Reuters) - In the devastated coastal Philippine town of Balangiga, a Roman Catholic belfry with a maroon steeple rises from the rubble, a battered symbol of resistance for a people with mixed feelings about the U.S. military now helping them survive.

Please can we have our bells back? Philippine town asks U.S.

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:11:00 +0100thestar-my (en)

BALANGIGA, Philippines (Reuters) - In the devastated coastal Philippine town of Balangiga, a Roman Catholic belfry with a maroon steeple rises from the rubble, a battered symbol of resistance for a people with mixed feelings about the U.S. military now helping them survive.

Philippines, WHO launch mass vaccination campaign

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:08:00 +0100chinadaily (en)

The Philippine government and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a vaccination campaign for children to prevent the outbreak of measles and polio among survivors of typhoon Haiyan.

Please can we have our bells back? ravaged Philippine town asks U.S

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:43:00 +0100reuters (en)

BALANGIGA, Philippines (Reuters) - In the devastated coastal Philippine town of Balangiga, a Roman Catholic belfry with a maroon steeple rises from the rubble, a battered symbol of resistance for a people with mixed feelings about the U.S. military now helping them survive.

Yolanda’s death toll slightly rises

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:25:00 +0100sunstar (en)

NDRRMC Executive Director Eduardo del Rosario said that based on their 6 a.m. update, casualties have reached 4,015 while 1,602 remain missing. Del Rosario said they are waiting for the official documents duly signed by the local government unit heads and health officers that's why the release of death toll has been hampered in the last two days.

Two US dock ships arrive in PHL to aid Yolanda-hit areas

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:56:00 +0100gmanews (en)

The amphibious ships USS Ashland and USS Germantown sailed from Japan carrying 900 US Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said in a statement Friday. The two ships arrived in Tacloban, Leyte, on Wednesday, “Having amphibious ships here,....

National › SDF troops get warm welcome in typhoon-hit Philippines

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:45:00 +0100japantoday (en)

More than 1,000 Japanese troops were offered a warm welcome in the Philippines on Friday as they prepared to launch relief operations across the typhoon-devastated islands, which Japan brutally occupied seven decades ago. The troops were aboard three vessels that arrived at the central Philippine....

Philippines, WHO launch mass vaccination campaign in typhoon-stricken areas

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:18:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

MANILA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched on Friday a vaccination campaign for children to prevent the outbreak of measles and polio among survivors of typhoon Haiyan, locally named "Yolanda.

China joins int'l relief efforts for Philippines

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 06:49:00 +0100asianewsnet (en)

The international community continues to extend help to the Philippines two weeks into the massive relief and recovery operations for the typhoon-ravaged Eastern Visayas. “We are truly touched by the .....

UN emergency chief stresses need for long-term aid for Philippines typhoon victims

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 05:59:00 +0100globalsecurity (en)

As food aid reached nearly 2.7 million survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the central Philippines earlier this month, the top United Nations emergency relief official warned today that millions of people left without homes will require substantial longer-term support.

DoD News: Contracts for November 21, 2013

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 05:59:00 +0100globalsecurity (en)

ARMY. Ahtna Engineering Services, Anchorage, Alaska (W911KB-14-D-0005); Bristol Environmental Remediation Services LLC, Anchorage, Alaska (W911KB-14-D-0006); Marsh Creek LLC, Anchorage, Alaska (W911KB-14-D-0009); BSI-TLI, Joint Venture, Golden, Colo. (W911KB-14-D-0007); Chemtrack Alaska, Anchorage,....

Local Volunteers Head To Philippines To Help After Typhoon

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 05:32:00 +0100newschannel5 (en)

A group of Middle Tennessee volunteers is making final preparations to head to the Philippines to help with typhoon relief efforts.

Defence ministry helps Philippines overcome typhoon aftermaths

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 05:32:00 +0100vietnamplus-en (en)

The Ministry of National Defence has decided to provide 30,000 USD to help the Philippine Department of National Defence (DND) overcome losses caused by super typhoon Haiyan.

Caribbean Hurricane Season 2013

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 04:25:00 +0100caribseek (en)

Filed Under: Jamaica KINGSTON (MetOffice; 05:00PM) -- At 4:00 p.m. the centre of Sub-Tropical Storm Melissa was located near Latitude 29.8 degrees north and Longitude 54.2 degrees west or about 1045 kilometres east southeast of Bermuda. Filed Under: Trinidad and Tobago PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad....

Replacement medical team for Philippines mission

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 04:23:00 +0100radioaustralianews (en)

A second Australia n medical assistance team is being sent to the Philippines to relieve the current critical response crew working there.

Replacement medical team for Philippines mission

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 04:19:00 +0100radioaustralia (en)

A second Australia n medical assistance team is being sent to the Philippines to relieve the current critical response crew working there.

Please can we have our bells back? Typhoon-wrecked Philippine town asks U.S.

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 04:18:00 +0100trust (en)

(Adds picture slug) By Nathan Layne. BALANGIGA, Philippines, Nov 22 (Reuters) - In the devastated coastal Philippine town of Balangiga, a Roman Catholic belfry with a maroon steeple rises from the rubble, a battered symbol of resistance for a people with mixed feelings about the U.S. military now helping them survive.

North Carolina inmates make soap for Typhoon Yolanda relief effort

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 04:09:00 +0100gmanews (en)

Tags: Yolanda aid RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina's prison system is shipping more than half a million bars of soap made by inmates to the Philippines as part of the international relief effort following Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). A truckload of soap is scheduled to leave by the end of the week from....

Philippines: UN emergency chief stresses need for long-term aid for Philippines typhoon victims

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 03:06:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: UN News Service Country: Philippines 21 November 2013 – As food aid reached nearly 2.7 million survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the central Philippines earlier this month, the top United Nations emergency relief official warned today that millions of people left without homes will require substantial longer-term support.

Philippines: Tacloban: A shattered city starts looking to future

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 03:06:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid department Country: Philippines 21/11/2013 – Mr. Ross Cruzon, a spritely 73 year old man, sits on a plastic chair in his small front yard and recounts the moment typhoon Haiyan hit his home town Tacloban: “I tell you, the entire house shook” he says.

Replacement medical team for Philippines mission

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:33:00 +0100abc-au (en)

A second Australia n medical assistance team is being sent to the Philippines to relieve the current critical response crew working there.

Cebu Pac flights to Europe expected to start next year

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:29:00 +0100abs-cbnnews (en)

MANILA - Budget airline Cebu Air Inc. (Cebu Pacific) of taipan John L. Gokongwei Jr. has to wait until March next year to enter European air space as efforts are currently focused on the relief efforts for the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda.

Coconut farmers face ruin after Philippine typhoon

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:16:00 +0100france24-en (en)

The super typhoon that slammed through the central Philippines laid waste to a vast region of coconut farmland, eradicating in one fell swoop the livelihoods of tens of thousands of smallholders. "It's all gone," Glen Mendoza said, gesturing towards the collection of snapped and toppled trees that....

Chinese medical rescuers depart for Philippines

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:47:00 +0100peopledaily (en)

HANGZHOU, Nov. 21 -- A batch of Chinese emergency medical rescuers departed for the Philippines on Thursday from east China's Zhejiang Province to help with typhoon relief, local authorities said. The 50-strong team, with a good medical rescue capacity and plenty rescue experience, departed from the....

Please can we have our bells back? Philippine quake town asks U.S.

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:17:00 +0100trust (en)

By Nathan Layne. BALANGIGA, Philippines, Nov 22 (Reuters) - In the devastated coastal Philippine town of Balangiga, a Roman Catholic belfry with a maroon steeple rises from the rubble, a battered symbol of resistance for a people with mixed feelings about the U.S. military now helping them survive.

NDRRMC: Yolanda death toll up to 4015; more than 1M houses damaged

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:08:00 +0100gmanews (en)

The death toll from Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) rose anew early Friday, two weeks after the cyclone ravaged parts of Visayas and Southern Luzon. In its 6 a.m. update, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the number of fatalities now stood at 4,015.

North Carolina inmates make soap for Typhoon Haiyan relief effort

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:13:00 +0100straitstimesSG (en)

November 22, 2013 6:27 AMRALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) - North Carolina's prison system is shipping more than half a million bars of soap made by inmates to the Philippines as part of the international relief effort following Typhoon Haiyan.

Students take the lead to raise funds for charity

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:02:00 +0100gulf-times (en)

Various expatriate communities are chipping in to help the Philippines and Somalia, devastated by natural disasters.

UN emergency chief stresses need for long-term aid for Philippines typhoon victims

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0100un-org (en)

As food aid reached nearly 2.7 million survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the central Philippines earlier this month, the top United Nations emergency relief official warned today that millions of people left without homes will require substantial longer-term support.

UPDATE: Biloxi Planning Commission OKs permit for baseball stadium

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 23:23:00 +0100sunherald (en)

BILOXI -- The Biloxi Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit, and tabled a tree permit for two weeks after reviewing plans for a minor league stadium and hearing Click to Continue

UN emergency chief stresses need for long-term aid for Philippines typhoon victims

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 23:17:00 +0100un-org-presidency (en)

As food aid reached nearly 2.7 million survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the central Philippines earlier this month, the top United Nations emergency relief official warned today that millions of people left without homes will require substantial longer-term support.

Neighbors Burying Neighbors in Philippines Community Destroyed by Typhoon

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 23:04:00 +0100voanews (en)

Bodies continue to be discovered in the central Philippines two weeks after an unprecedented, devastating typhoon. At a damaged church in Palo, just south of the city of Tacloban, bodies are being placed in a mass grave. The body of 12-year-old Jayvee Venuya is lowered into a hastily dug grave in front of the San Joaquin Parish church.

Joplin 2011 EF5 Tornado: New Study Reveals...

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:40:00 +0100climate-weather (en)

A new, federal study into the EF5 tornado that hit Joplin in May 2011 reveals that stronger building codes, more storm shelters and improved emergency communication systems could have significantly reduced the death toll and the costs of rebuilding from the country's deadliest single modern tornado.

HMC grants leave to Somali, Filipino staff

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:29:00 +0100gulf-times (en)

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has granted emergency leave to its Somali and Filipino staff who need to check on their families back home.

Prince Charles: Philippines Typhoon Haiyan was a direct result of man-made climate change

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:16:00 +0100dailymail (en)

Charles was speaking at a meeting on tropical forests and climate change, attended by business leaders and forestry experts, at the Royal Society in Central London.

Philippine Typhoon Haiyan: Body of British boy, 6, discovered at Philippine mass grave clutching his favourite toy

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:16:00 +0100dailymail (en)

Nurse Mary Joy Escalante Ducusin, who also lost her husband in the disaster, discovered the bag bearing her son Jairo Ben waiting to be put into the pit in a cemetery above the badly-hit city of Tacloban.

NC inmates make soap for typhoon relief effort

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:57:00 +0100nzherald (en)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina's prison system is shipping more than half a million bars of soap made by inmates to the Philippines as part of the international relief effort following Typhoon Haiyan.A truckload of soap was...

Federal agency releases Joplin tornado study

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:54:00 +0100miamiherald (en)

A federal study of the 2011 Joplin tornado suggests that stronger building codes, more storm shelters and improved emergency communication systems could have significantly reduced the death toll and the costs of rebuilding from country's deadliest single modern tornado.

Federal agency releases Joplin tornado study

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:45:00 +0100newschannel5 (en)

A federal study of the 2011 Joplin tornado suggests that stronger building codes, more storm shelters and improved emergency communication systems could have significantly reduced the death toll and the costs of rebuilding...

Sudan: ‘I was shocked at the devastation’ in Sudan

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:56:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: ShelterBox Country: Sudan As ShelterBox’s disaster relief efforts continue in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan, the charity has been helping communities in need in other disaster-affected countries, one being Sudan. ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) volunteer Sallie Buck (UK) spent two....

'Don't jump!': adrift sailors survive monster Philippine typhoon

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:33:00 +0100BangkokPost (en)

Adrift in a boat in one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded to hit the Philippines, captain Richard Rama made a snap decision that kept him and his terrified crew alive.

The aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:15:00 +0100chinadaily (en)

Typhoon survivors play a game called "Sungka" inside the bathroom of a house, toppled by Super Typhoon Haiyan that battered Tacloban city nearly two weeks ago, in central Philippines November 21, 2013.

Chinese medical rescuers depart for Philippines

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:00:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

HANGZHOU, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- A batch of Chinese emergency medical rescuers departed for the Philippines on Thursday from east China's Zhejiang Province to help with typhoon relief, local authorities said. The 50-strong team, with a good medical rescue capacity and plenty rescue experience, departed....

'Don't jump!': adrift sailors survive monster Philippine typhoon

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 19:56:00 +0100afp-english (en)

Adrift in a boat in one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded to hit the Philippines, captain Richard Rama made a snap decision that kept him and his terrified crew alive. "Don't jump!" was the first order he shouted after Typhoon Haiyan ripped his small flotilla of two tugboats and an empty....

Life goes on after typhoon

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 19:16:00 +0100bbc (en)

I'm in Guiuan. The unlucky spot where Yolanda - as the typhoon is known here - first met land. After all the looting, there's a night-time curfew now. A police van has just driven past, winding its way through the rubble, and bleating a rather tinny siren.

âI was shocked at the devastationâ in Sudan

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 19:15:00 +0100trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. As ShelterBox’s disaster relief efforts continue in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan, the charity has been helping communities in need in other disaster-affected countries, one being Sudan.

Medical mission goes to RP tomorrow

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:02:00 +0100guampdn (en)

Two weeks after Supertyphoon Haiyan killed thousands of people and devastated a swath of the central Philippines, a medical team from Guam gears up to join an international effort to help those who survived but are ill.