Super Typhoon Haiyan as seen by in composite image courtesy of Japan's & Europe's Meteorological services from geostationary orbit on 7 Nov 2013 UTC 13:00.
Typhoon Haiyan: Red Cross estimates 1,200 dead as winds slam Philippines
The death toll from one of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall could top 1,200, the Red Cross said Saturday after fierce winds and flooding from Typhoon Haiyan slammed the Philippines. Early reports suggest 1,000 people have died in the coastal city of Tacloban and at least 200 more in the Samar province, according to Gwendolyn Pang, secretary general of the Philippine Red Cross. Pang said the numbers came from preliminary reports by Red Cross teams on the ground. So far, government officials have confirmed 138 deaths. At least 118 of those were on hardest-hit Leyte Island, where Tacloban is located, national disaster agency spokesman Maj. Reynaldo Balido told The Associated Press.
A day after Super Typhoon Haiyan roared into the Philippines, officials found more than 100 bodies scattered on the streets of one devastated coastal city. Officials rushed body bags to Tacloban city Saturday following the first significant report of fatalities. "There are numbers of undetermined casualties found along the roads. We have to send the requested 100 body bags in the area," Lt. Jim Aris Alagao told the Philippines news agency. Shell-shocked Filipinos waded through waist-high water. Overturned vehicles, fallen utility poles and tree trunks landed on roads, blocking transportation.
No comments:
Post a Comment