At least 10,000 dead in Philippines from typhoon, officials estimate

At least 10,000 dead in Philippines from typhoon, officials estimate

'Massive destruction' as typhoon kills at least 1,200 in Philippines; Israeli organization to send relief team to Philippines after typhoon.

By , and ReutersNov. 10, 2013 | 3:46 AM 

The death toll from one of the strongest storms on record that ravaged the central Philippine city of Tacloban could reach 10,000 people, officials said Sunday after the extend of massive devastation became apparent and horrified residents spoke of storm surges as high as trees.

Regional police chief Elmer Soria said he was briefed by Leyte provincial Gov. Dominic Petilla late Saturday and told there were about 10,000 deaths on the island, mostly by drowning and from collapsed buildings. The governor's figure was based on reports from village officials in areas where Typhoon Haiyan slammed Friday.

Over 1,000 people have already been killed in one city alone and 200 in another province, the Red Cross estimated on Saturday, as reports of high casualties began to emerge.

A day after Typhoon Haiyan churned through the Philippine archipelago in a straight line from east to west, rescue teams struggled to reach far-flung regions, hampered by washed out roads, many choked with debris and fallen trees.

The death toll estimatse rose sharply due to the fast-moving storm, whose circumference eclipsed the whole country and which late on Saturday was heading for Vietnam.

Among the hardest hit was coastal Tacloban in central Leyte province, where preliminary estimates suggest more than 1,000 people were killed, said Gwendolyn Pang, secretary general of the Philippine Red Cross, as water surges rushed through the city.

"An estimated more than 1,000 bodies were seen floating in Tacloban as reported by our Red Cross teams," she told Reuters. "In Samar, about 200 deaths. Validation is ongoing."

She expected a more exact number to emerge after a more precise counting of bodies on the ground in those regions.

IsraAID, an Israeli-based humanitarian organization, said it was preparing to send a team from Israel early in the coming week to join forces with local NGOs and UN agencies in reaching out to treat the hundreds of thousands affected by the Super Storm.

"Our local counterparts in the most devastated areas of Leyte and Samar islands are reporting that over 90% of houses collapsed," IsraAID Chairman Shachar Zahavi said. "IsraAID is aiming to send a team consisting of medical, trauma and relief professionals and will aim its initial focus in…Tacloban City in Leyte" among other sites.

Witnesses said bodies covered in plastic were lying on the streets. Television footage shows cars piled atop each other.

"The last time I saw something of this scale was in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami," said Sebastian Rhodes Stampa, head of the U.N. Disaster Assessment Coordination Team sent to Tacloban, referring to the 2004 earthquake and tsunami.

FULL STORY: http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.557105

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Comment by slimekiller on November 11, 2013 at 10:28am

First of all this report if from Haartz, an Israeli paper.   I find that odd, then the Israeli's are sending humanitarian relief from khazars who are the least humanitarian of anyone on the face of the planet.  But worse, I keep remembering how they were he first relief org in Haiti, remember the HAARP earthquake there?  And what did this so called Israeli relief group do?  By the time other relief agencies got there, the Israeli's were already harvesting body parts from the dead.   They had a whole box of eyeballs and we had photos of them.  I love how they turn their perversions into humanitarian lies. 

Comment by apeman2502 on November 10, 2013 at 6:55pm

  In many researchers' experience, the world HAARP network is being used to create storms for population control and as military murderous aggression. Do not be dissuaded from seeking truth along this track of data and testimonies. The 'supremist' entities of Europe are on the ropes since their slaves gained their freedom and armed themselves, and the NWO=OWO has had to solicit for more clever weapons and methods for culling the world's population to clear the way for NWO=OWO natural resource procurement. Fukushima, the recent typhoons, the Gulf of Mexico hurricane Katrina, radioactive plume dumping on Seattle about ten days after Fukushima blew up, etc. Many are onto this string of attacks like stink on a skunk, and our numbers are growing. It seems the 'lizard' people are in unison with inbred bigoted terrorists from The Netherlands and Britain, and Belgium who plan on eliminating 90% of the world's people as their 'Swan song'. I suggest the militarys of the world shut their inbred and insane lizard action down PRONTO.

Comment by guest_blog on November 10, 2013 at 3:08pm

Bodies in the streets, a plague of looters and 10,000 dead in one city alone: Filipinos struggle to cope with huge typhoon that was 'like a tsunami'

Sunday, November 10, 2013 12:12 PM

Officials in the devastated Philippines say the super typhoon has caused a 'tsunami-like disaster' and it is feared 10,000 people have been killed in one city alone.

There are reports of major looting in Tacloban, Leyte - which has been most badly damaged by the typhoon - and the government is considering introducing martial law to ensure security.

Eastern islands and the centre of the country were battered by winds in excess of 200mph.

Super typhoon Haiyan is believed to be the strongest storm to ever hit land.

Comment by Misteri on November 10, 2013 at 8:27am

Survivors assess the damage after super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city, central Philippines November 9, 2013 (Reuters)

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