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Friday, November 08, 2013 9:38:15 PM
Super Typhoon Haiyan leaves trail of devastation across the Philippines
By Southeast Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel, Sarah Dingle and Shirley Escalante in Manila, and staff
Updated 1 hour 44 minutes ago
Video: Watch footage of the Super Typhoon as streets are turned into 'rivers of debris' (ABC News)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-09/china-vietnam-on-alert-as-typhoon-haiyan-batters/5080808
Map: Philippines - http://maps.google.com/?q=13,122(Philippines)&z=5
The world's strongest storm of the year has battered the central Philippines across a 600-kilometre
front, killing at least four people and forcing millions of people to flee to safer ground.
Still at typhoon strength, Haiyan is expected to make landfall near Hue in central Vietnam around lunchtime local time on Sunday.
Super Typhoon Haiyan, known as Yolanda in the Philippines, smashed into the central island of Samar early on Friday morning, packing sustained winds of up to 315 kilometres per hour, causing widespread damage.
"There is about three to four million people who are going to be
affected by this typhoon, and that's a conservative estimate."
Carin van der Hor, country director of Plan International Philippines
The Manila-based regional head of the United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, David Carden, is hearing of widespread damage.
"We've heard reports of storm surges as high as the second storey of houses," he said.
Communications and power are down in several provinces.
Authorities are still trying to make contact with some of the worst-hit areas.
The UNOCHA's David Carden says damage to infrastructure and continuing winds may delay any assistance.
"The response is hampered by the fact airports, seaports are damaged," he said.
"We understand that some of the airport's damage has been to the radar, so flights will only be able to come during the day."
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World's worst storms
Take a look back at some of the world's biggest storms and their devastating consequences.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-09/major-global-storms-since-2007/5080952
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Mr Carden says there is a shortage of basic supplies in affected provinces.
"The government of the Philippines has prepositioned food, and some supplies in the area," he said.
"However, there is a shortage of shelter and other essential items."
There is particular concern about the city of Guiuan, with a population of 47,000, which was the first in line when Haiyan made landfall.
Amateur video has shown flooded streets caused both by heavy rain and a storm surge that was predicted to be up to seven metres high.
Rescue agencies say they are struggling to assess the full extent of the damage as the storm continues to batter the country.
Both China and Vietnam are on now on alert with the storm expected to clear the Philippines today before heading out across the South China Sea.
Gallery: Strongest typhoon of the year slams Philippines
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/an-philippines-typhoon-gallery/5079956
The head of the Philippines Red Cross, Gwendolyn Pang, has told Radio Australia's Asia Pacific .. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/asiapac .. even those who have sought emergency shelter are still at risk.
"Even people in evacuation centres, we are not quite sure if they're safe because the wind is very strong," she said.
"We have seen in the previous disasters - especially typhoons - still evacuation centres are not really safe for the people.
"We're trying our best to continue to monitor the situation... but it's so huge, so big."
Carin van den Hor, country director of Plan International Philippines, says her agency has aid workers in the typhoon's path.
She says people are evacuating to higher ground but "there is almost nowhere to go because the (typhoon's) diameter is 600 kilometres."
"There is about three to four million people who are going to be affected by this typhoon, and that's a conservative estimate," she said.
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Big storm comparison
How does Typhoon Haiyan compare to Cyclone Yasi, the largest and most powerful cyclone to hit Australia in recent times?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/typhoon-haiyan-storm-comparison/5080096
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On Bohol island 5,000 people living in tents after they lost their homes in a magnitude 7.2 earthquake last month are in temporary shelters.
Lionel Dosdos, from the the International Organization for Migration, says power is down across the island and the streets are deserted in the regional capital Tagbilaran.
At least 1,000 people on an island off Masbate province have been marooned by stormy weather and large waves reaching seven metres high.
Schools in the capital Manila have been closed and university classes cancelled.
A 'super typhoon' is one in which the wind speeds are twice as powerful as the point at which a storm becomes a typhoon.
Bopha, last year's strongest storm, flattened three coastal towns on the southern island of Mindanao, killing 1,100 people.
Typhoon Haiyan pounded Palau and parts of Micronesia early Thursday morning, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of a remote island in Palau .. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/an-typhoon-haiyan-devastates-northern-island-of-palau/5080598 .
Map: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Crisis and Relief Map
http://google.org/crisismap/a/gmail.com/TyphoonYolanda?hl=en&llbox=47.39%2C-25.09%2C-171.54%2C40.81&t=HYBRID&layers=layer4&output=embed
More on this story: .. [one of five] ..
Typhoon Haiyan devastates northern island of Palau
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/an-typhoon-haiyan-devastates-northern-island-of-palau/5080598
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-09/an-super-typhoon-haiyan-leaves-a-trail-of-devastation/5080772
By Southeast Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel, Sarah Dingle and Shirley Escalante in Manila, and staff
Updated 1 hour 44 minutes ago
Video: Watch footage of the Super Typhoon as streets are turned into 'rivers of debris' (ABC News)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-09/china-vietnam-on-alert-as-typhoon-haiyan-batters/5080808
Map: Philippines - http://maps.google.com/?q=13,122(Philippines)&z=5
The world's strongest storm of the year has battered the central Philippines across a 600-kilometre
front, killing at least four people and forcing millions of people to flee to safer ground.
Still at typhoon strength, Haiyan is expected to make landfall near Hue in central Vietnam around lunchtime local time on Sunday.
Super Typhoon Haiyan, known as Yolanda in the Philippines, smashed into the central island of Samar early on Friday morning, packing sustained winds of up to 315 kilometres per hour, causing widespread damage.
"There is about three to four million people who are going to be
affected by this typhoon, and that's a conservative estimate."
Carin van der Hor, country director of Plan International Philippines
The Manila-based regional head of the United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, David Carden, is hearing of widespread damage.
"We've heard reports of storm surges as high as the second storey of houses," he said.
Communications and power are down in several provinces.
Authorities are still trying to make contact with some of the worst-hit areas.
The UNOCHA's David Carden says damage to infrastructure and continuing winds may delay any assistance.
"The response is hampered by the fact airports, seaports are damaged," he said.
"We understand that some of the airport's damage has been to the radar, so flights will only be able to come during the day."
-----
World's worst storms
Take a look back at some of the world's biggest storms and their devastating consequences.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-09/major-global-storms-since-2007/5080952
-----
Mr Carden says there is a shortage of basic supplies in affected provinces.
"The government of the Philippines has prepositioned food, and some supplies in the area," he said.
"However, there is a shortage of shelter and other essential items."
There is particular concern about the city of Guiuan, with a population of 47,000, which was the first in line when Haiyan made landfall.
Amateur video has shown flooded streets caused both by heavy rain and a storm surge that was predicted to be up to seven metres high.
Rescue agencies say they are struggling to assess the full extent of the damage as the storm continues to batter the country.
Both China and Vietnam are on now on alert with the storm expected to clear the Philippines today before heading out across the South China Sea.
Gallery: Strongest typhoon of the year slams Philippines
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/an-philippines-typhoon-gallery/5079956
The head of the Philippines Red Cross, Gwendolyn Pang, has told Radio Australia's Asia Pacific .. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/asiapac .. even those who have sought emergency shelter are still at risk.
"Even people in evacuation centres, we are not quite sure if they're safe because the wind is very strong," she said.
"We have seen in the previous disasters - especially typhoons - still evacuation centres are not really safe for the people.
"We're trying our best to continue to monitor the situation... but it's so huge, so big."
Carin van den Hor, country director of Plan International Philippines, says her agency has aid workers in the typhoon's path.
She says people are evacuating to higher ground but "there is almost nowhere to go because the (typhoon's) diameter is 600 kilometres."
"There is about three to four million people who are going to be affected by this typhoon, and that's a conservative estimate," she said.
-----
Big storm comparison
How does Typhoon Haiyan compare to Cyclone Yasi, the largest and most powerful cyclone to hit Australia in recent times?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/typhoon-haiyan-storm-comparison/5080096
-----
On Bohol island 5,000 people living in tents after they lost their homes in a magnitude 7.2 earthquake last month are in temporary shelters.
Lionel Dosdos, from the the International Organization for Migration, says power is down across the island and the streets are deserted in the regional capital Tagbilaran.
At least 1,000 people on an island off Masbate province have been marooned by stormy weather and large waves reaching seven metres high.
Schools in the capital Manila have been closed and university classes cancelled.
A 'super typhoon' is one in which the wind speeds are twice as powerful as the point at which a storm becomes a typhoon.
Bopha, last year's strongest storm, flattened three coastal towns on the southern island of Mindanao, killing 1,100 people.
Typhoon Haiyan pounded Palau and parts of Micronesia early Thursday morning, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of a remote island in Palau .. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/an-typhoon-haiyan-devastates-northern-island-of-palau/5080598 .
Map: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Crisis and Relief Map
http://google.org/crisismap/a/gmail.com/TyphoonYolanda?hl=en&llbox=47.39%2C-25.09%2C-171.54%2C40.81&t=HYBRID&layers=layer4&output=embed
More on this story: .. [one of five] ..
Typhoon Haiyan devastates northern island of Palau
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/an-typhoon-haiyan-devastates-northern-island-of-palau/5080598
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-09/an-super-typhoon-haiyan-leaves-a-trail-of-devastation/5080772
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