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News: At least 10,000 dead in Philippines
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At least 10,000 dead in Philippines
Sorry if this was already posted but omg
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Philippines estimates at least 10,000 died from super typhoon
TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) - At least 10,000 people died in the central Philippine province of Leyte after Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever to make landfall, lashed the province, swallowing coastal towns, a senior police official said on Sunday.
About 70 to 80 percent of the area in the path of Haiyan in Leyte province was destroyed, said Chief Superintendent Elmer Soria.
"We had a meeting last night with the governor and the other officials. The governor said based on their estimate, 10,000 died," Soria told Reuters.
(Reporting by Manuel Mogato; Editing by Eric Beech)
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Manila— One of the most powerful storms ever recorded has killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines province of Leyte, a senior police official said on Sunday, with coastal towns and the regional capital devastated by huge waves.
Typhoon Haiyan destroyed about 70 to 80 percent of the area in its path as it tore through the province, said chief superintendent Elmer Soria, a regional police director. It not only brought wind gusts of around 275 kph (170 mph), it also caused a storm surge and whipped up waves of 5 to 6 meters (yards).
The national government and disaster agency have not confirmed the figure, a sharp increase from initial estimates on Saturday of at least 1,000 deaths.
"We had a meeting last night with the governor and the other officials. The governor said based on their estimate, 10,000 died," Soria told Reuters. "The devastation is so big."
Haiyan, a category 5 typhoon that churned through the Philippine archipelago in a straight line from east to west, has weakened significantly before hitting northern Vietnam on Sunday.
Tacloban city in central Leyte province bore the brunt of Haiyan, which flooded villages as far as one kilometer from the shore, leaving floating bodies and roads choked with debris from fallen trees, tangled power lines and flattened homes.
"From a helicopter, you can see the extent of devastation. From the shore and moving a kilometer inland, there are no structures standing. It was like a tsunami," said Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas, who had been in Tacloban since before the typhoon struck the city of 220,000 people, located about 580 km (360 miles) southeast of Manila.
"I don't know how to describe what I saw. It's horrific," Roxas said, adding he sent out patrols to stop widespread looting by desperate residents looking for food and water.
City officials said they were struggling to retrieve bodies and send relief supplies to survivors.
"The dead are on the streets, they are in their houses, they are under the debris, they are everywhere," said Tecson John Lim, a Tacloban city administrator.
Reuters
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So sad.
RIP to all and wishing
the best for their families.
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OMG. I will be praying for all of you who were affected.
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oh my goodness, has a natural disaster ever claimed that many lives?
this is so sad
EDIT: the nice sis google says no, apparently a chinese flood might have claimed up to 4 million
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Oh my god no.
This is so heart breaking.
I'm going to cry.
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OMG 10,000!? RIP to the victims and my prayers go out to the families that were affected.
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Wow. Very unfortunate. The crazy thing about it is that natural disasters can't be prevented, you just have to head for safety & hope for the best.
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Omg thats SCARY and so SAD!
No atrl'ers were in the area were they?
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Omg 10,000? I have no words....
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Good god, 10,000?
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So a lot worse than any hurricane, yet we don't hear about it as much as we do with hurricanes (i.e., Katrina)
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Originally posted by LCTV
Omg thats SCARY and so SAD!
No atrl'ers were in the area were they?
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I don't think there are ATRLers from Tacloban (where the eye of the storm was) but there are ATRLers in Cebu which was hit hard as well but they are safe. They were constantly posting at the other Storm thread and on the Pinoy Thread on ATRL.
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oh no.... my province was the first to witness its wrath and thank God me and my family are safe..
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Originally posted by jomarr
I don't think there are ATRLers from Tacloban (where the eye of the storm was) but there are ATRLers in Cebu which was hit hard as well but they are safe. They were constantly posting at the other Storm thread and on the Pinoy Thread on ATRL.
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where do u live?
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Originally posted by LCTV
Omg thats SCARY and so SAD!
No atrl'ers were in the area were they?
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Josh_23 hasn't been online since yesterday! He said he was getting his votes before the super typhoon hit
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Originally posted by Kamil24
So a lot worse than any hurricane, yet we don't hear about it as much as we do with hurricanes (i.e., Katrina)
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That's the saddest part I hope the western media covers this so they can get the help they deserve.
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omg
I'm praying for their families and people who are still in the storm. Were any ATRLers affected?
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