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1,200+ Killed in Philippines by Powerful Typhoon
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Rescue officials in the Philippines were scrambling on Saturday to get to isolated villages on the islands of Leyte and Samar, amid early estimates of at least 1,200 dead from Fridays powerful typhoon.
The local Red Cross chapter has seen many bodies, Gwendolyn Pang, the secretary-general of the Philippine Red Cross said in a text message. They reported an estimate of about 1,000 deaths in Leyte and about 200 from Samar.
An actual body count has to be done to determine the exact number, she added. That is only an estimate.
Typhoon Haiyan, called Yolanda in the Philippines, ripped through the eastern islands of Leyte and Samar with sustained winds estimated by some meteorologists to be in excess of 190 miles an hour.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development on Saturday reported that the storm affected 4.28 million people in about 270 towns and cities spread across 36 provinces in the central Philippines.
The town of Tacloban, on the island of Leyte, was the hardest hit. A wall of ocean water was pushed into the city center. Officials have reported seeing bodies strewn along the roadside and survivors desperately searching for food and water.
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The local Red Cross chapter has seen many bodies, Gwendolyn Pang, the secretary-general of the Philippine Red Cross said in a text message. They reported an estimate of about 1,000 deaths in Leyte and about 200 from Samar.
An actual body count has to be done to determine the exact number, she added. That is only an estimate.
Typhoon Haiyan, called Yolanda in the Philippines, ripped through the eastern islands of Leyte and Samar with sustained winds estimated by some meteorologists to be in excess of 190 miles an hour.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development on Saturday reported that the storm affected 4.28 million people in about 270 towns and cities spread across 36 provinces in the central Philippines.
The town of Tacloban, on the island of Leyte, was the hardest hit. A wall of ocean water was pushed into the city center. Officials have reported seeing bodies strewn along the roadside and survivors desperately searching for food and water.
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This storm is horrific, lets hope many lives are saved.
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Really sad to hear all these tragic events that happen, my condolences go to there family's
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Mother nature naturally getting rid of people uncontrollable and devastatingly. This is just another horrible natural disaster, my heart goes out to the families that have passed away.
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This is really sad to hear, R.I.P to all those who lost their lives, I hope their families are ok
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R.I.P to the fallin. they are in a better place now <3
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