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Pope Sends $150,000 to Haiyan Typhoon Victims, Vatican Sets Up Fundraising

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 06:33:00 +0100

Pope Francis sent $150,000 to aid victims of the super typhoon Haiyan after it wreck havoc in Philippine islands in November 8, 2013. The death toll is estimated at 10,000 in Tacloban City alone, and the number is expected to increase in the next few days.

'I'm going to die' - Haiyan Survivor Recalls Thinking as Super Typhoon Hits Philippines

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 06:33:00 +0100

A survivor recalls the horrific situation as typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines.

Desperate survivors seek to flee typhoon zone

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 06:29:00 +0100

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) â€” Thousands of typhoon survivors swarmed the airport here on Tuesday seeking a flight out, but only a few hundred made it, leaving behind a shattered, rain-lashed city short of food and water and littered with countless bodies.

Desperate survivors seek to flee typhoon zone

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 06:14:00 +0100

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) Thousands of typhoon survivors swarmed the airport here on Tuesday seeking a flight out, but only a few hundred made it, leaving behind a shattered, rain-lashed city short of food and water and littered...

Amid gruesome typhoon scenes, aid trickles in

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 06:08:00 +0100

Typhoon-ravaged Philippine islands faced a daunting relief effort that had barely begun Monday, as bloated bodies lay uncollected and uncounted in the streets and survivors pleaded for food, water and medicine.

Google extends helping hand to Philippines typhoon survivors

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 05:51:00 +0100

Creating a Person Finder and Relief Map, the Web giant looks to help people find loved ones, along with food and shelter, in the aftermath of the devastating natural disaster. [Read more]

Relief efforts mobilize in U.S. to assist typhoon victims

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 05:15:00 +0100

A text message from across the globe assured Owings Mills, Md., resident Sonia Neumeier that her 89-year-old mother survived Typhoon Haiyan, which flattened her hometown of Sara in the Philippines. Now her concerns turn to the living conditions of the shelter where her mother will have to stay in the .

Clooney on Philippine typhoon: ‘Terrible’

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 05:04:00 +0100

The mounting death toll in the Philippines weighed heavily on the minds of George Clooney and Idris Elba, honored at the Britannia Awards on Saturday night in Los Angeles. Clooney said he was ...

Typhoon survivors swarm airport, desperate to leave a city littered with bodies

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 04:56:00 +0100

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Thousands of typhoon survivors swarmed the airport here on Tuesday seeking a flight out, but only a few hundred made it, leaving behind a shattered, rain-lashed city short of food and water and littered with countless bodies.

Heavy rains over Haiyan-devastated provinces of Philippines

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 04:51:00 +0100

Areas of the Philippines devastated by one of the world's strongest typhoons were hit by more heavy rain Tuesday, as the authorities vowed to step up relief efforts for millions of survivors in need of food and water. A tropical depression crossed the southern Philippines with maximum winds of 55 kilometres per hour, the weather bureau said.

Typhoon horror: 'Get help here now'

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 04:44:00 +0100

In TACLOBAN, bloated bodies lie uncollected and uncounted in the streets and survivors plead for food, water and medicine.

Haiyan death toll expected to climb as aid flows into Philippines

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 04:41:00 +0100

Estimated death toll could jump sharply as relief workers make their way into the hardest-hit areas

‘I was so afraid that the roof might be blown off:’ An aid worker on the typhoon’s impact

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 04:41:00 +0100

Typhoon Haiyan has come and gone – leaving a trail of destruction, misery and relief operations that will last weeks and possibly months. One aid worker on the ground in the typhoon-hit areas tells the Globe and Mail the biggest challenge facing aid agencies and survivors – and how 7-metre coastal....

Desperate survivors seek to flee typhoon zone

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 04:21:00 +0100

Thousands of typhoon survivors swarmed the airport here on Tuesday seeking a flight out, but only a few hundred made it, leaving behind a shattered, rain-lashed city short of food Click to Continue

Montrealers aid in relief effort in the Philippines

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 03:56:00 +0100

Montrealer Norman MacIsaac was in India last week when he heard news of Typhoon Haiyan’s devastation in the Philippines, so he headed straight for the disaster area.

Donation drive for typhoon-hit Filipinos

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 03:38:00 +0100

Children are seen from a worn out Philippine flag in the town of Hernani, devastated by the typhoon. DOHA: There are about 50,000 to 60,000 Filipinos in Qatar from the typhoon-hit Visayas region of the Philippines and many may have lost their homes in the devastation.

Aquino declares state of national calamity

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 02:59:00 +0100

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Monday night declared a state of national calamity, three days after Supertyphoon â€œYolandaâ€ roared across the central Philippines, killing hundreds of people .....

Rescuers tackling typhoon aftermath

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 02:16:00 +0100

Desperate survivors are pleading for food, water and medicine as rescue workers take on a daunting task in the typhoon-battered islands of the Philippines.

Rescuers tackling typhoon aftermath

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 02:09:00 +0100

Desperate survivors are pleading for food, water and medicine as rescue workers take on a daunting task in the typhoon-battered islands of the Philippines.

U.S. military vets head to Philippines to aid in typhoon search-and-rescue efforts

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 02:01:00 +0100

Military veterans from L.A. nonprofit head to Philippines to aid with search-and-rescue efforts in the typhoon-ravaged country

Crisis response team prepares for mercy dash

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 01:54:00 +0100

A doctor who will lead a team of medical staff trained in disaster relief on a mission to the the Philippines says people there now face the danger of flooding in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. The Darwin-based National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre team of 36 doctors and nurses is....

00:41 Rescuers tackling typhoon aftermath

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 01:47:00 +0100

Bloated bodies lie uncollected and uncounted in the streets and thousands are feared dead in the wake of one of the most powerful storms to hit land. Typhoon Haiyan packed 147mph winds and whipped up 20ft walls of seawater that tossed ships inland and swept many people out to sea.

100 more Marines and sailors, carrier Washington sent to help Philippines

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 01:35:00 +0100

WASHINGTON — One hundred additional U.S. Marines and sailors flew to the Philippines on Monday as part of a growing international effort to help survivors of one of the largest Pacific storms on record.

Typhoon victims in Philippines plead for aid

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 01:35:00 +0100

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Bloated bodies lay uncollected and uncounted in the streets and desperate survivors pleaded for food, water and medicine as rescue workers took on a daunting task Monday in the typhoon-battered islands of the Philippines.

Malaysia offers condolences

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 01:09:00 +0100

TYPHOON TRAGEDY: National Security Council to hold meeting today on sending humanitarian team to affected areas in the Philippines

100 more U.S. Marines and sailors, carrier Washington sent to help Philippines

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:40:00 +0100

WASHINGTON One hundred additional U.S. Marines and sailors flew to the Philippines on Monday as part of a growing international effort to help survivors of one of the largest Pacific storms on record.

Philippines typhoon Members of Canada’s disaster relief team sent to help storm-devastated country

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:38:00 +0100

OTTAWA -- A government source says elements of Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team are being sent to the Philippines in the wake of last week's catastrophic typhoon. The rapid-response team, known as DART, comprises 200 Canadian Forces personnel and was last deployed following the earthquake that devastated Haiti in January 2010.

Rescuers Sift Through Social-Media Noise

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:27:00 +0100

A new approach called social mapping provides rescue teams with a detailed, data-driven map of what they should be doing, and where.

Typhoon victims in Philippines plead for aid

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:10:00 +0100

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) â€” Bloated bodies lay uncollected and uncounted in the streets and desperate survivors pleaded for food, water and medicine as rescue workers took on a daunting task Monday in the typhoon-battered islands of the Philippines. Thousands were feared dead.

Filipinos in Newfoundland fear for family, friends

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:49:00 +0100

The devastation caused by the super-typhoon that hit the Philippines on Friday is being felt in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Philippine Typhoon-hit victims plead for aid in wake of disaster

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:45:00 +0100

Typhoon-ravaged Philippine islands faced an unimaginably huge recovery effort that had barely begun Monday, as bloated bodies lay uncollected and uncounted in the streets and survivors pleaded for food, water and medicine.Police guarded stores to prevent people from hauling off food, water and such....

Typhoon Haiyan: there is worse to come

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:17:00 +0100

The first disaster to kill more than a million people could happen within our lifetimes No single typhoon, flood or drought anywhere in the world can be blamed on global warming, but the inexorable rise of the global thermometer is nevertheless an indicator of worse to come. Cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons are temperature-dependent phenomena.

Philippines typhoon: Canada sending rapid response team

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:02:00 +0100

OTTAWA—A government source says elements of Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team are being sent to the Philippines in the wake of last week's catastrophic typhoon. The rapid-response team, known as DART, comprises 200 Canadian Forces personnel and was last deployed following the earthquake that devastated Haiti in January 2010.

Celebrities urge Twitter followers to help in wake of Typhoon Haiyan

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:57:00 +0100

With millions of followers on Twitter, various celebrities can often do their best work in the wake of a disaster by simply asking their fans to help. That's the ongoing case right now as the devastation from Typhoon Haiyan becomes abundantly clear in the Philippines.

Typhoon Haiyan Update: More Help...

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:55:00 +0100

Two officials said Sunday that Friday's typhoon may have killed 10,000 or more people, but with the slow pace of recovery, the official death toll remained well below that. The Philippine military confirmed 942 dead, but shattered communications, transportation links and local governments suggest the final toll is days away.

Members of Canada’s disaster relief team bound for typhoon-ravaged Philippines

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:53:00 +0100

OTTAWA - A government source says elements of Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team are being sent to the Philippines in the wake of last week's catastrophic typhoon.

Thousands feared dead after Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:48:00 +0100

The super-typhoon that tore through the Philippines and left a feared five-figure death toll touched down in central Vietnam early Monday, already ranking as one of Asia’s most destructive natural disasters in recent decades.

Roll call of joy and grief in news blackout

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:28:00 +0100

Grandmother Solina Lapalma has no idea whether her five brothers and childhood best friend are alive or dead.

Latest regional snapshot highlights destruction wreaked by Typhoon Haiyan

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:24:00 +0100

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Philippines, Viet Nam PHILIPPINES Typhoon: The landfall and subsequent passage of Typhoon Haiyan through the Visayas on 7-8 November caused severe destruction; the exact scale of which is still uncertain.

Experts say preparation no match for 'unprecedented' storm

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:24:00 +0100

Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Philippines 11/11/2013 10:13 GMT by Mynardo MACARAIG MANILA, November 11, 2013 (AFP) - Philippine authorities were sure they had done enough to prevent mass casualties from Super Typhoon Haiyan, but with 10,000 people now feared dead experts say parts of the country may be helpless against relentless storms.

Philippines: The EU responds to Haiyan disaster with coordinated relief efforts

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:24:00 +0100

Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid department Country: Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Philippines, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The EU Civil Protection Mechanism (EUCP) has been activated to ensure coordinated European relief efforts following the....

Philippines: Micro-mapping Philippine’s typhoon disaster

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:24:00 +0100

Source: IRIN Country: Philippines BANGKOK, 11 November 2013 (IRIN) - Micro-mapping is under the spotlight three days after Typhoon Haiyan barrelled into the central Philippines, affecting close to 10 million people, with thousands more feared dead. “The speed in which information can be filtered,....

'Save yourself': Remarkable stories begin to emerge from the typhoon zone

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:12:00 +0100

Stories of survival and perseverance — some miraculous, each heartbreaking in its own way — are emerging from the typhoon-wrecked islands of the Philippines.

Brittons show bravery in the jaws of deadly Typhoon Haiyan

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:02:00 +0100

The town of Hernanj in Samar province in Central Philippines was ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan [ REUTERS] He's a good lad. And he put on such a brave face for me because he knew I was going to worry. Jonathan Fitzpatrick's mum, Julie, 47 Tales of brave British ex-pats and tourists have emerged from....

Target Philippines: Haiyan the Latest Typhoon in Long History of Natural Destruction

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:59:00 +0100

Typhoon Haiyan's estimated death toll from its deadly sweep through the central Philippines has been put at 10,000. But it is not the first and it certainly will not be last deadly storm to cause widespread destruction and death in the archipelago. Scores of super-strength storms have hit the country over the last 50 years.

More US Marines, Aircraft Head To Devastated Philippines

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:55:00 +0100

The number of US Marines and sailors deployed to assist with the humanitarian crisis in the Philippines tripled to 270 following Friday's Super Typhoon Haiyan, which officials now believe killed 10,000 or more people and left hundreds of thousands homeles

Target Philippines: Haiyan the Latest Typhoon in Long History of Natural Destruction

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:30:00 +0100

Typhoon Haiyan: ‘Every single building. Every single house. Destroyed’ - Governments pledge millions, but Tacloban is still waiting

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:24:00 +0100

“It has been four days [since Typhoon Haiyan struck],” said Joan Lumbre-Wilson, a resident of the ruined city of Tacloban. “We want water and food … We are emotionally drained and physically exhausted. There are many babies and children who need attention.”

Target Philippines: Haiyan the Latest Typhoon in Long History of Natural Destruction

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:21:00 +0100

But it is not the first and it certainly will not be last deadly storm to cause widespread destruction and death in the archipelago. Scores of super-strength storms have hit the country over the last 50 years. The Philippines sits right in the path of the world's largest typhoon generator and is....

Reports of total devastation trickle in from towns cut off by typhoon Haiyan

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:16:00 +0100

Scale of the disaster is still emerging, say agencies, as first overseas aid teams arrive in Tacloban The first trickle of aid began to arrive in regions of the Philippines devastated by typhoon Haiyan on Monday as the country's president, Benigno Aquino, declared "a state of national calamity" and said he is considering imposing martial law.

Micro-mapping Philippine's typhoon disaster

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:16:00 +0100

Micro-mapping is under the spotlight three days after Typhoon Haiyan barrelled into the central Philippines, affecting close to 10 million people, with thousands more feared dead.

Brits show bravery in the jaws of deadly Typhoon Haiyan

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:00:00 +0100

The town of Hernanj in Samar province in Central Philippines was ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan [Reuters] He's a good lad. And he put on such a brave face for me because he knew I was going to worry. Jonathan Fitzpatrick's mum, Julie, 47 Tales of brave British ex-pats and tourists have emerged from the....

Clooney: Globe warming obvious

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:59:00 +0100

The mounting death toll in the Philippines weighed heavily on the minds of George Clooney and Idris Elba, honored at the Britannia Awards Saturday night in Los Angeles. Clooney said he was following the news about Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the eastern seaboard of the Philippines Friday.

UK aid agencies prepare Philippines relief

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:56:00 +0100

A state of national calamity has been declared in the Philippines as relief efforts get under way to ease the plight of thousands of victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which swept across the country on Friday. There has been massive destruction and loss of life, with as many as 10,000 people thought to have....

U.S. military vets head to Philippines to aid in typhoon search-and-rescue efforts effort

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:38:00 +0100

Military veterans from L.A. nonprofit head to Philippines to aid with search-and-rescue efforts in the typhoon-ravaged country

Typhoon-hit victims in Philippines plead for aid

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:35:00 +0100

Mon, 2013-11-11 22:04 TACLOBAN, Philippines: Typhoon-ravaged Philippine islands faced an unimaginably huge recovery effort that had barely begun Monday, as bloated bodies lay uncollected and uncounted in the streets...

Typhoon-hit victims in Philippines plead for aid

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:16:00 +0100

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) â€” Typhoon-ravaged Philippine islands faced an unimaginably huge relief effort that had barely begun Monday, as bloated bodies lay uncollected and uncounted in the streets and survivors pleaded for food, water and medicine. Police guarded stores to prevent people from....

Philippines is helpless in face of powerful storms: experts

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:15:00 +0100

Philippine authorities were sure they had done enough to prevent mass casualties from Super Typhoon Hainan, but with 10,000 people now feared dead experts say parts of the country may be helpless against relentless storms.

Typhoon Haiyan Update: Aid Trickles...

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:52:00 +0100

Tacloban resembled a garbage dump from the air, punctuated only by a few concrete buildings that remained standing. "I don't believe there is a single structure that is not destroyed or severely damaged in some way - every single building, every single house," U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Paul Kennedy said after taking a helicopter flight over the city.

Edmonton Filipinos worry about family after Typhoon Haiyan

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:18:00 +0100

The Filipino community in Edmonton is raising funds to help family and friends in the Philippines who are dealing with the effects of both Typhoon Haiyan and the Oct. 15 earthquake

Typhoon Haiyan: Amid gruesome scenes, aid trickles in

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:08:00 +0100

Typhoon-ravaged Philippine islands faced a daunting relief effort that had barely begun, as bloated bodies lay uncollected and uncounted in the streets and survivors pleaded for food, water and medicine.Police guarded stores to...

Over 1,000 killed in Philippines Typhoon

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:57:00 +0100

Manila, 2 days ago One of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall devastated the central Philippines, killing more than 1,000 people in one city alone and 200 in another province, the Red Cross estimated on Saturday, as reports of high casualties began to emerge.

Philippines: Philippines helpless in face of powerful storms: experts

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:18:00 +0100

Philippines: Caritas response to Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:18:00 +0100

Source: Caritas Australia Country: Philippines Super Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Eastern Visayas islands of Samar and Leyte in the Philippines early on Friday morning. With a diameter of approximately 800km wide and sustained winds of over 280 kph and gusts of over 330 kph, the super typhoon may bring 8-12 inches of rain across the region.

Typhoon Haiyan: By the numbers

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:48:00 +0100

Typhoon Haiyan left death and destruction in the Philippines. Here's a look at the figures that you need to know.

Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan by the numbers

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:47:00 +0100

Typhoon Haiyan, also called Yolanda, left death and destruction in the Philippines before moving on to Vietnam and China. Officials fear up to 10,000 people could be dead in the Philippines. If the death toll is confirmed, officials say Haiyan will be the deadliest natural catastrophe on record in the Philippines, topping the deadliest disaster [.

Typhoon Haiyan Update: Aid Trickles...

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:19:00 +0100

Red Cross volunteers in action as 5.4 million people affected by Typhoon Haiyan

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:10:00 +0100

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Typhoon Haiyan one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded tore through the Visayas region of central Philippines on Friday with deadly force, making landfall five times, in the provinces of Eastern Samar, Leyte, Cebu, Panay Island and Palawan.

Typhoon Haiyan: Malteser International ready to deploy relief in Philippines

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:10:00 +0100

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Cologne . Malteser International’s emergency relief experts are on their way to Leyte Province in the Philippines, where Typhoon Haiyan left a path of utter destruction and cost the lives of at least ten thousand people.

Amid gruesome typhoon scenes, aid trickles in

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:04:00 +0100

George Clooney on Philippine typhoon: ‘Terrible’

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:03:00 +0100

Clooney said he was following the news about Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the eastern seaboard of the Philippines on Friday. As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in one Philippine city alone from one of the worst storms ever recorded. “It’s terrible,” said Clooney on the red carpet.

US sends water, generators, and troops to aid storm survivors

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 16:26:00 +0100

The U.S. military has dispatched aid and troops to some of the areas of the Philippines that were hardest-hit by a deadly typhoon Friday, providing the first outside help of what is expected to be a major aid mission in the coming days and weeks.

Enormous aid effort begins in regions devastated by typhoon Haiyan