ALERT VICTIMS OF THYPOON YOLANDA..GOOD NEWS.. Denmark gives 10 million in typhoon aid to Philippines... I is a very significant natural disaster where hundreds of thousands of people are now in sorrow and distress, and therefore we have decided to give up to 10 million dollars in emergency aid , says Development Cooperation Christian Friis Bach ( R) BBC News. Assistance may consist of food, water and tents. - The money will be available as soon as there is an appeal by the United Nations. United Nations and the Philippine authorities are in the process of getting an overview of the disaster and assess needs . So they send out an appeal , and we will immediately bid , said the minister. Informal contact from the UN - There has already been an informal contact with the United Nations. They have requested Denmark to help establish coordination centers to plan and coordinate efforts , he said. So far, the typhoon killed up to 1,200 people, 200 in Samar Province and 1000 in the city of Tacloban. The typhoon -ravaged island nation with winds of up to 275 km / h or 76 meters per second and was thus designated as a Category 5 , the highest category on the scale. Experts from the Emergency Management Agency - We have decided to make a team of experts from DEMA available which can help coordinate and plan activities with the United Nations out there , says Christian Friis Bach. The typhoon is expected to hit Vietnam on Sunday, but according to DMI typhoon lost a lot of momentum since the Philippines, so it will in all likelihood not as violently .
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 09:30:04 +0000
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