Pray for these folks... :( I dont know how to describe what I saw. Its horrific. The Philippines government and disaster agency have not confirmed the latest estimate of the number of deaths from the storm, whose sustained winds reached 195 miles per hour (313 km per hour) with gusts of up to 235 mph. Israels have already sent aid... saw that the other day... but now: About 90 U.S. Marines and sailors headed to the Philippines in a first wave of promised military assistance for relief efforts Its the strongest on Earth. Weve done everything we can, we had lots of preparation. Its a lesson for us. The U.N.s OCHA said aerial surveys showed significant damage to coastal areas with heavy ships thrown ashore, houses destroyed and vast tracts of agricultural land decimated. Many tourists were stranded. Seawater reached the second floor of the hotel, said Nancy Chang, who was on a business trip from China in Tacloban City and walked three hours through mud and debris for a military-led evacuation at the airport. Its like the end of the world. Six people were killed and dozens wounded during heavy winds and storms in central Vietnam as Haiyan approached the coast, state media reported, even though it had weakened substantially since hitting the Philippines. Vietnam authorities have moved 883,000 people in 11 central provinces to safe zones, according to the governments website. ($1 = 43.1900 Philippine pesos) Will check on the work of South East Asia Missions in the Philippines: seasianmissions.org/missions/june-july-2011-ministry-report/
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:24:25 +0000
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