Lived in The Philippines Updated 12y
Heartbreaking.
- People who were affected by an earthquake last August have not even started to recover. They are still on evacuation centers, some living on tents, most rely on relief goods.
- Schools and houses not more than 2 km away from my home are still submerged in water due to a storm (far weaker than Haiyan) a few months ago.
- Communities devastated by Typhoon Bopha late in 2012 have not fully recovered. See: Typhoon Pablo Photos
- Napoles will be forgotten along with the pork barrel scam
This is also the first time ( at least in my memory) people evacuated before the landfall. Usually, people only evacuate when it's too late.
My location is not on the actual path of Haiyan so I don't get to experience it on its full power. Based from the news, it looks like it's as strong as advertised though.
Update:
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You may just skip to the footages.
- 3:37 - A father carrying his dead daughter.
- 6:46 - The news team took shelter on a Cathedral (Church). They thought it was the safest place. The reporter broke in tears. She grew up in Leyte. Her family lives there.
- 9:59 - The cathedral getting shredded.
- More dead people are still unaccounted
More videos: Typhoon Yolanda Coverage
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