Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines destruction absolute bedlam he head of the Red Cross in the Philippines has described the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan as absolute bedlam. Officials estimate up to 10,000 people have died in Tacloban city and elsewhere. Hundreds of thousands of people are displaced. Rescue efforts are being hindered by damage to roads and airports. The storm has now made landfall in north Vietnam, near the Chinese border, but has weakened to a tropical storm. One of the most powerful storms on record to make landfall, Haiyan - named Yolanda by Filipino authorities - barrelled into the eastern coastal provinces of Leyte and Samar on Friday. It then headed west, sweeping through six central Philippine islands.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 11:42:35 +0000
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