Philippines. They came one after the other. September 2013 , Mindanao , particularly , Zamboanga City was in big difficulty and trouble on gun battle that had left more than 60,000 families homeless or left in evacuation area even until this time, although some had went back to their houses . October, Visayas , particularly Bohol , that was badly heat by earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 that had ruined houses, historical churches and left several death and hospitalized .
recently ... November 8 , " Super Typhoon Haiyan tore through the Philippines Friday, flattening
entire neighborhoods, washing away homes and buildings, cutting power
and scattering debris for miles. The massive typhoon, one of the worst
storms ever recorded, affected more than 4.28 million people
in 270 towns and cities, according to the Philippines Social Welfare
and Development Department. The death toll is expected to exceed 10,000
people. Hundreds of thousands more have been displaced.. Typhoon Haiyan, also called Typhoon Yolanda, hit the Philippines’ eastern seaboard on Friday. " ( from www. ibtimes.com )
" Downing power lines and cutting off communications.Survivors are desperate for food, water and medicine .Yolanda is considered the largest cyclone to hit the planet in 2013." ( from Mr. President ) The strongest typhoon in the world. It is said to be 3.5 times more powerful than hurricane " katrina " which hit the US 8 years ago.
President Aquino declaired a state of National Calamity on Monday after Super typhoon Yolanda wrecked havoc in the Visayas. The President made the declaration in a bid hasten effort to help rehabiltate typhoon-ravage areas... a state of Calamity is defined under law as "a condition involving mass
casualty and/or major damages to property, disruption of means of
livelihoods, roads and normal way of life of people in the affected
areas as a result of the occurrence of natural or human-induced hazard."
The country just suffered a one -two punch....you can't but get emotional when you see the magnitude of the devastation ...
VIDEOS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ5Hj4ER2KM&list=PLtMSwy96r2CZYsjm7eGJrWANx62sSkVCs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMJ5a81Uox4
