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| Devastation after Typhoon Haiyan November 8, 2013 in the Philippines |
Within
only a week after an earthquake, the Philippines were battered by Typhoon
Haiyan, forecasted to be one of the worst storms in history, and it didn’t
disappoint. With 134mph winds with gusts up to 155mph, Typhoon Haiyan hit with
the strongest winds and force of the year. People heeding warnings and fled to
storm shelters reducing the death toll but still an imaginable 3,982 people
have been killed with 1,602 missing. The number of casualties may never be
known exactly since not only the direct impact of the storm was devastating but
the lack of shelter and now threat of disease are looming in communities.
Psychologists are concerned for the survivors many who are now homeless and
have to live in a state of chaos for months as well as those people who have
been assigned the task of cleaning debris and bodies from the streets. Not all
communities are in low spirits. The determination to rebuild and push through
the tragedy fuels the community of Daanbantayan on Cebu Island. Of the 80,000 people who live in
the province only 9 were killed, but 90% of homes were destroyed. With the help
of outside sources, the process of returning to normal has started but will
take much time to reach.
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| US troops work to deliver relief supplies to villages around the Philippines |
Not every province was as lucky as Daanbantayan.
Several evacuation shelters failed as the storm blew through the islands,
removing the one security many had thought was impervious. Governmental dismay
after the storm has also slowed recovery efforts and morale but help in the
form of supplies and friends keep pouring in from around the globe.
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