Tacloban :
The building collapsed , toppled electricity poles blocking roads , puddles
here and there , scattered bodies , and hung on the tree , head of the
Philippine Red Cross illustrates , the impact of Typhoon Haiyan as ' absolute
chaos ' .
Philippines Typhoon Horror, Hunger Similar Survivor `Zombie`
More than
10 thousand people are believed to have been killed in the city of Tacloban and
the hundreds of lives at the location allegedly floating around . While
hundreds of thousands of people displaced . The tornado leveled homes , schools
, airports also . Haiyan also ' screwed up ' in other areas , triggering
landslides in northern Vietnam , near the border with China .
Four
million people were affected in the Philippines , and many are now struggling
to survive without food , shelter or clean drinking water .
International
fundraising effort is under way. While local rescuers have struggled to reach a
number of towns and villages cut off by the storm .
"
There are many casualties , many dead people all over the place , a lot of
devastation , " said Richard Gordon , Philippine Red Cross chairman , as
published by the BBC , Monday ( 11/10/2013 ) .
" There was an absolute mess right now, but is expected to be gradually better as more and more aid coming into the area , " he said .
The road is
now cleared to allow workers into the affected area .
An interim
report of the Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Philippines
said , 255 people were confirmed dead on Sunday at 22.00 GMT or 05.00 am Monday
. While nearly 630 thousand people displaced . Officials warned the death toll
will rise significantly .
Typhoon
Haiyan - one of the strongest - the center of the Philippine archipelago sweeps
5 last Friday with a speed of 235 km / hour .
" The
world has never seen a storm like this before , " said Senen Mangalile ,
Philippine Consul General for England .
Horror and ' Zombie '
Immeasurably
cyclone impact for the citizens of the Philippines. As published in the
National Post website , in Tacloban and surrounding areas on the island of
Leyte , humanitarian aid convoy looted , also anything that is in the stores .
The culprit is starving survivors .
" Some
people lose their common sense because of the famine and loss of family members
, " said Andrew Pomeda , a teacher in Tacloban .
Local
residents took to the streets carrying guns , speculation President Benigno
Aquino III will declare a state of emergency law .
Three days
after Haiyan triggered tsunami waves as high as 17 feet similar to or more than
5 meters and drown anyone affected , residents increasingly worried . Has not
been a lot of help coming .
"People
are dirty , thirsty , and hungry , " said Emma Bermejo , owner of the cake
shop . " See it in a few days , they might start killing each other ,
" he said .
While , one
local resident describes , Tacloban residents are in shock , homeless , and
without food as no longer human .
"People like zombies roaming the streets , looking for food , " said Jenny Chu , a student .
Maritess
Tayag ( 40 ) and his sister , Maryann ( 29 ) arrived at the airport in a state
of dizziness , shock , and thirsty - but grateful to be alive after hit by
strong winds and fierce waves last Saturday . They are residents of Tacloban .
" I
was in the house - stuck in the room , the water was as high as the nose .
Could not breathe and I was trying to save themselves , " said Maritess
Tayag as published by USA Today .
I cannot
imagine the confusion at the time. Maritess cried and cried for help , no one
came.
Finally ,
Maritess , sister -in-law and made it to the roof of the house . But the
older brother and his mother did not .
" The
hardest thing is ... look at your mother floating in the middle of a flood and
you do not know what to do , " said Maryann . " I could not save my
mother , he was drowned . And it's not the sea water can be , but mixed with
dirty water - it is black . "
Chaos going
on in there. Like the city scene " World War II " . Everyone wants to
run . " Almost a stampede incident at the airport . Everybody tried to get
on the plane . Really messed up , " said Maryann .
People who
live to survive without electricity , phone lines . Clean water and almost no
food . ( Ein / Yus )
List of
Deadliest Hurricane in Asia :
- September
1973 , typhoon sweeping Hong Kong , 11,000 people were killed
- September
1959 , Typhoon Vera hit Japan , 5,238 killed
- August
1975 , Typhoon Nina caused 229 000 deaths in China , after destroying Banqia
Dam .
- November
1991 , Typhoon Thelma hit the Philippines , killing people 5000-8000.
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