10,000 dead in the Philippines after the deadliest typhoon to make landfall.

[easynow]

Vietnam and Southern China next to be hit, thankfully the eye of the typhoon has faded and has weakened the storm.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...hoon-Haiyan-powerful-storm-history.html?login

 

[portslade seagull]

Sadly will probably be much higher than this once all back to something like normal

 

[TheJasperCo]

Apparently 10,000 people may have died in one region alone, not including the missing from elsewhere. Then you have hundreds of thousands of displaced and homeless residents in the path of more storms, not to mention disease outbreaks thanks to a lack of infrastructure. It was always likely that, even with a half-decent evacuation plan in place, the Philippines is just too densely populated and not connected enough to allow everyone to make it away in time.

 

[bluenitsuj]

It puts our little 'storm' into perspective. Awful scenes.

 

[easynow]

It puts our little 'storm' into perspective. Awful scenes.

It does indeed.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I love the way they lead their article with a picture and focus on looting.

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Direct our aid there right now instead of funding space races, arms, and corrupt governments.

 

[swindonseagull]

Apparently 10,000 people may have died in one region alone, not including the missing from elsewhere. Then you have hundreds of thousands of displaced and homeless residents in the path of more storms, not to mention disease outbreaks thanks to a lack of infrastructure. It was always likely that, even with a half-decent evacuation plan in place, the Philippines is just too densely populated and not connected enough to allow everyone to make it away in time.

The place you are talking about is Tacloban the capital of Leyte,

My wife hails from Tolosa about 10 miles south of Tacloban, We have not heard from any family since the Typhoon, its all very worrying, there are no phones and no power, so no way to charge phones or internet. rumours are power could be off for months.

Personally I have been to Tacloban many times, a very busy bustling port city. Personally we are devastated by whats happened.

another NSC member ...Smudge has family down that way on Siquior Island, I know he is ok in Bali with his wife but as far as I know he also has not heard from family,

UK govt today sent £6 million in aid...

Makes our rubbish little storm look like a gentle breeze.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/27-devastating-images-from-typhoon-haiyans-destruction

Now there is another Low forming south of the Philippines.....I hope it goes the other way....

 

[swindonseagull]

I love the way they lead their article with a picture and focus on looting.

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I think people here would loot and steal if they had no food or fresh water, of course I do not agree with those stealing TVs and DVD players.. Tragedy brings out the worst in some people...( remember Katrina)

 

[Steve in Japan]

It does indeed.

Absolutely agree - devastating storm, tragic.

 

[johnhammond]

Massively devastating, particularly as the infrastructure/places to escape don't exist despite the forecasts predicting the storm. Does look like another storm will head through in the next few days, although it looks nothing like this one.

One thing though, it's not the deadliest cyclone ever (as far as we know so far), but it probably was the strongest to make landfall. 300000-500000 is the "record" http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/deadlyworld.asp

 

[The Spanish]

The place you are talking about is Tacloban the capital of Leyte,

My wife hails from Tolosa about 10 miles south of Tacloban, We have not heard from any family since the Typhoon, its all very worrying, there are no phones and no power, so no way to charge phones or internet. rumours are power could be off for months.

Personally I have been to Tacloban many times, a very busy bustling port city. Personally we are devastated by whats happened.

another NSC member ...Smudge has family down that way on Siquior Island, I know he is ok in Bali with his wife but as far as I know he also has not heard from family,

UK govt today sent £6 million in aid...

Makes our rubbish little storm look like a gentle breeze.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/27-devastating-images-from-typhoon-haiyans-destruction

Now there is another Low forming south of the Philippines.....I hope it goes the other way....

sorry to hear that mate. filipinos are just about the nicest funniest people on the planet, life and mother nature constantly kicks them in the bollocks but they just get on with it and smile and laugh. hope all is ok for your wifes family.

 

[swindonseagull]

Niece found safe and well........will sleep good tonight...

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Niece found safe and well........will sleep good tonight...

Good news

 

[Footsoldier]

Well maybe the government could direct some of the £12 billion in oversea aid to this country instead of sending more British aid on top of what we send already. We have people dieing in this country because they don't get the Cancer drugs they need, homeless people who need a roof themselves.

 

[Socialist Sid]

sorry to hear that mate. filipinos are just about the nicest funniest people on the planet, life and mother nature constantly kicks them in the bollocks but they just get on with it and smile and laugh. hope all is ok for your wifes family.

Totally agree with that.

My ex and Sid Jnr live close to Worthing hospital and there is a thriving Filipino community in the area due to working at the hospital.

My lad has maintained a friendship with a young Filipino lad for about 8 years since primary school and both he and his family are just so lovely and welcoming it's a treat and pleasure to know them.

Recently the Filipinos had a type of festival in Homefield Park, playing their music and most importantly, selling their home cooked food. Bloody marvelous it was.

My thoughts are most definitely with them at this time.

 

[Beach Hut]

Tragic and sadly the infrastructure will take a lifetime to get back to where it was.

As stated our "storm" really is insignificant compared to this.

 

[Footsoldier]

Don't send a penny I say. feck em. We have people suffering in this country who need argent help and need help now. Homeless people, OAPs. Lets think about our own instead of other countrys. Let France, Germany etc splash the cash for a change.

 

[El Presidente]

Don't send a penny I say. feck em. We have people suffering in this country who need argent help and need help now. Homeless people, OAPs. Lets think about our own instead of other countrys. Let France, Germany etc splash the cash for a change.

Too right, I have a mate who can't afford Lambert and Butler any more, and has to roll his own, whereas these let of flipingellinos have loads of trees they can chop down to make homes out of.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Don't send a penny I say. feck em. We have people suffering in this country who need argent help and need help now. Homeless people, OAPs. Lets think about our own instead of other countrys. Let France, Germany etc splash the cash for a change.

What a sad post.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Don't send a penny I say. feck em. We have people suffering in this country who need argent help and need help now. Homeless people, OAPs. Lets think about our own instead of other countrys. Let France, Germany etc splash the cash for a change.

Nice.

Change you avatar please. Naked tits are not allowed on NSC.