Friday, November 08, 2013

Disaster Relief Chartiy on the Ground as Super Typhoon Strikes Philippines - Press Release - Digital Journal

PRESS RELEASE

Disaster Relief Chartiy on the Ground as Super Typhoon Strikes Philippines - Press Release - Digital Journal: WHO: Originally responding to a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit last month, international disaster relief organization, ShelterBox, is working in the Philippines as what meteorologists are calling the most powerful storm ever to make landfall approaches.

Philippines Typhoon Haiyan | Oxfam

Philippines Typhoon Haiyan | Oxfam: Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines on 8 November 2013.

Around 42,000 families or 210,000 individuals have been affected and are staying in 562 evacuation centres in 22 provinces, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

- Felipe Ramiro, acting country director of Oxfam in the Philippines.

Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest ever, rips into Philippines - CNN.com

Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest ever, rips into Philippines - CNN.com: Super Typhoon Haiyan -- one of the strongest storms recorded on the planet -- smashed into island after island as it plowed across the central Philippines on Friday, threatening millions of people.

Super Typhoon Haiyan Threatening Heifer Farmers in the Philippines | Heifer International | Charity Ending Hunger And Poverty

Super Typhoon Haiyan Threatening Heifer Farmers in the Philippines | Heifer International | Charity Ending Hunger And Poverty: Super Typhoon Haiyan Threatening Heifer Farmers in the Philippines



UPDATE (9:15 p.m.):Preliminary damage reports are coming in from the Philippines, and while we are still awaiting word from country staff on how projects are faring, we know winds and rain from typhoon Haiyan are lashing eastern provinces, whipping up 12- to 15-foot waves, and felling trees in others. Communication lines were still operating out of Manila at 7 p.m. local time (9 a.m. in Manila), and we will provide updates on project participants as soon as we have them.