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Typhoon Haiyan

Millions at risk from super Typhoon Haiyan

Haiyan packing winds of over 200 miles per hour and affecting a huge sweep of the country. Ref. Source 9

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More than 100 people were killed in a Philippine city that took the brunt of Super Typhoon Haiyan, authorities said.

That death toll in Tacloban was the first significant casualty report in a day when authorities began surveying the devastation of a typhoon described as perhaps the strongest storm to make landfall in recorded history, with 195 mph winds and gusts of 235 mph.

Capt. John Andrews, deputy director of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, told CNN he received a radio report from an airport station manager that there were more than 100 bodies in the street in Tacloban and more than 100 people injured.

CNN's Paula Hancocks, reporting from Tacloban, said the damage looked like that of a tsunami, with evidence of a water surge reaching the second level of buildings and trees flattened. Ref. CNN

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An estimated 1,200 people have been killed in the typhoon that hammered the Philippines, a Philippine Red Cross official said today.

Super Typhoon Haiyan is one of the strongest storms to make landfall in recorded history. The typhoon is headed toward Vietnam and is forecast to make landfall again Sunday morning. Ref. CNN

Haiyan Typhoon

Regional police chief Elmer Soria said the death toll from the devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan could be as high as 10,000, according to multiple media reports. Soria said he was briefed by Leyte provincial Gov. Dominic Petilla. Tacloban city administrator Tecson Lim said there could be as many as 10,000 dead in the city of Tacloban alone, the Associated Press reports. Ref. USAToday

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Typhoon Survivors Hunt For Food 'Like Zombies':

"People are becoming violent. They are looting business establishments, the malls, just to find food, rice and milk. I am afraid that in one week, people will be killing from hunger." Ref. Source 9

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Starvation And Fear In The Land Laid Waste By 200mph Typhoon That Killed At Least 10000: Dazed Survivors Scour The Streets For Food And Mobs Attack Aid Trucks In Philippines
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WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Survivors of typhoon Haiyan in the city of Tacloban, where it is believed 10,000 people have died, have been forced to steal from the homes of the dead in order to ward of hunger as aid workers struggle to cope with the scale of the disaster.
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Why Typhoon Haiyan Caused So Much Damage


Scientists say Typhoon Haiyan is one of the strongest ever recorded, though limited measurements may prevent them from declaring it as the record holder. Still, the storm was devastating: "We had a triple whammy of surge, very high winds and strong rainfall," says one climate scientist.
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Couple Waits For Word On Family In Philippines
North Dakota Local News


A Minot couple has been waiting anxiously for news about family caught in the heart of Typhoon Haiyan when it struck the Philippines Friday. Jim Crawley and his wife, Aime, who came from the Philippines to the United States when they married 1-1/2 years ago, remain hopeful for 12 of Aime's relatives who were staying in a home in Palo, which is part of Tacloban. Crawley, who has made five ...
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