Super typhoon Haiyan slams into Philippines, at least three dead

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Salute to India and govt which use it's tech i.e satellite and in time made arrangement of rescue on contrary of phillpines
Two things to note:

1. The Philippines is an archipelago; ergo Filipino evac operations had to involve air, land, and sea coordination, which made them slower to start and harder to execute than the Indian preparations for its own cyclone.
2. There was somewhere to run to in India. Haiyan bulldozed over 1/3rd of the Philippines' land area with 6m storm surges and 200 km/h winds; bad weather from the cyclone covered the entire country. In many cases, even with advance notice, the people living in flooded areas would not have been able to get to safety.

EDIT: Per @CCTV, can @mods change the thread title please?

Also, can mods include this link in the opening post:

http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate
 
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What bothers me is why China, India, the US, Japan, et al didn't go and surge some ships to the area to get people out of the way. In a situation like that, every transportation asset helps, and the Phillippines should have enough wisdom to know when not to let its ego get in the way of a cyclone evacuation.
If the government doesn't request it, there will be no move to do so. The question is why has China only offered $100,000 to aid the victims???

http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com...rs-relatively-modest-aid-for-typhoon-victims/
 

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I would really expect GoI to send in INS Jalashwa with relief material, personnel and helos as well as our hospital ship ASAP.

But then again, Khursheed might be too busy applying ointment to his acne :tsk:
 

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Massive SDF Dispatch Set for Philippine Relief Mission
BY Reiji Yoshida
The Japan Times

The Self-Defense Forces are planning what may be their largest overseas relief operation ever, involving some 1.000 service members, ships and aircraft to be sent to the Philippines to help survivors of last weekend's super typhoon, the government said Thursday.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the Philippine government formally requested that Japan dispatch SDF units for relief activities.

Based on the request, the government plans to send three warships, three CH-47 helicopters and a C-130 transport airplane, Defense Ministry officials said.

The three ships are the 13,950-ton destroyer Ise, 8,900-ton amphibious warfare vessel Osumi and 8,100-ton supply vessel Towada.

A KC-767 transport airplane of the Air Self-Defense Force has arrived in the Philippines and on Thursday was transporting medical equipment and other relief goods from Manila to Cebu in response to the devastating impact of Typhoon Haiyan, which slammed into the island nation late last week, Suga said.

Some 50 SDF members had been dispatched to the Philippines as of Thursday. Medical staff planned to start providing treatment in Cebu later in the day, Suga said.

Although the timing of the departure has yet to be set, the unusually quick decision by the government can be attributed to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy pledge to make Japan a "proactive contributor" to world peace.

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I would really expect GoI to send in INS Jalashwa with relief material, personnel and helos as well as our hospital ship ASAP.

But then again, Khursheed might be too busy applying ointment to his acne :tsk:
India is bereft of ideas and its Foreign Policy is the pits!
 

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It's looking like a get together party in the Philippines for countries allied against China...
 

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Can The Philippines Save Itself From Typhoons? : Parallels : NPR

For the third year in a row, the Philippines has been hit by a major storm claiming more than 1,000 lives, and the death toll from Haiyan, one of the worst on record, could climb to 10,000.

With thousands of islands in the warm waters of the Pacific, the Philippines is destined to face the wrath of angry tropical storms year after year.

So what can a poor, densely populated country do to mitigate the huge loss of life and the massive destruction?

Here are some of the challenges and potential solutions for this recurring nightmare facing the Philippines.

The Curse Of Beautiful Islands: Stunning islands lined with palm trees and set in a sapphire sea are great for a tropical vacation and a monstrous logistical headache if you are trying to prepare for or respond to a typhoon.

It's much faster and cheaper to move large numbers of people and supplies in cars and trucks. But with everyone living on islands, mass evacuations are extremely difficult to pull off. To make things more difficult, many Filipinos are impoverished and live in badly constructed homes on land that is vulnerable to severe weather.

Given the geography, the Philippines needs planes and helicopters, boats and ferries to move people out and send assistance in.

Dr. Hilarie Cranmer, a disaster medical relief specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, told NPR that the Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council is doing some things very well, such as providing extremely detailed situation reports.

Still, the Philippines has limited resources. After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005 and Superstorm Sandy hit the Northeast last year, the U.S. government pumped in billions of dollars for relief and recovery.

The Philippine government has so far proposed a $50 million effort, Steven Rood, who represents the Asia Foundation in the Philippines, told NPR. He estimates that the government has perhaps $1 billion a year in its budget to handle such emergencies.

Calling On The U.S. Military: The Philippines has turned to the U.S. military for help on multiple occasions. The Americans used to have major bases and thousands of sailors and airmen based in the Philippines, but the bases were closed in 1992 in large part because the Philippines wanted them out.

Now it takes U.S. forces longer to get to the scene of a disaster. The U.S. has so far sent several hundred Marines from Japan. An aircraft carrier is on the way, but it's not expected for another couple of days, or nearly a week after the typhoon hit.

Marine Brig. Gen. Paul Kennedy, who's leading the U.S. effort, has flown over the devastated city of Tacloban and on NPR's Morning Edition, he described the challenges he faces:

"A first priority is a place where we can land even 30 airplanes. You take for granted all the infrastructure that goes into running an air field. You need a tower. You need lights. You need electricity. You need gas. You need space to offload your aircraft. You need people with forklifts. You need all of that, none of which is present. It has been destroyed or washed out to sea or washed into the interior of the city."
The sun sets behind a house damaged by Typhoon Haiyan outside the hard-hit city of Tacloban. The Philippines has gotten better at preparing for typhoons, but remains extremely vulnerable.
The sun sets behind a house damaged by Typhoon Haiyan outside the hard-hit city of Tacloban. The Philippines has gotten better at preparing for typhoons, but remains extremely vulnerable.

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Improved Planning: When it comes to preparation, the Philippines may want to study two countries that have made major progress in coping with typhoons, cyclones and hurricanes: India and Cuba.

When a large cyclone hit the eastern Indian state of Orissa last month, the death toll was fewer than 30 people. In the past, such storms have killed thousands.

Indian officials cited more detailed weather forecasts and the fact that most people now carry cellphones or have access to television news, which allows them to stay informed and brace for storms.

Perhaps most important, the government has dramatically expanded its network of shelters.

When a huge cyclone hit in 1999, Orissa had only 20 shelters, and 10,000 people were killed. Now there are hundreds of shelters, and local officials have the authority to decide when people should evacuate their homes and head for the shelters.

In the Caribbean, Cuba has placed a premium on preparing for hurricanes, and it boasts a remarkable record in recent years. Since 2001, 35 deaths have been reported from 16 hurricanes and tropical storms.

This includes massive hurricanes in 2004-2005, considered two of the most powerful in the past century. In each of those cases, more than 1.5 million people were evacuated, fleeing the coasts for higher ground inland. Schools and businesses were closed well before the hurricanes hit.

And when Cubans reached the shelters, food, water and medical treatment were readily available.

But in the Philippines, planning for future typhoons will have to wait until the current crisis is dealt with.

The government now estimates that about 7 million people were affected by Friday's massive storm, while the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs puts the figure at close to 10 million.
 

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China Offers Hospital Ship to the Philippines - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=h...Q2FQ7CaPQ27Q7C6Q2FWQ7CQ5BQ5BQ5BQ7CbWigQ7CU-Ye

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-11/20/content_17116982.htm

Chinese hospital ship Peace Ark arrives at Thilawa Port in Yangon, Myanmar, Aug 28, 2013, as part of an overseas voyage to provide medical services to local residents. China has also offered to send its hospital ship, the Peace Ark, to the country's areas hardly ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei.[Photo/Xinhua]

The first batch of China's emergency medical assistance team to the Philippines will set off on Wednesday for disaster relief, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman.

China has also offered to send its hospital ship, the Peace Ark, to the country's areas hardly ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei. The 300-bed ship would be sent as soon as possible, once the Philippines gives the green light.

Emergency humanitarian relief such as tents and blankets provided by China have arrived and been handed over to the Philippines on Monday and Tuesday, said Hong.

The toll claimed by Typhoon Haiyan has increased to 3,982, according the Philippine government on Tuesday. The number of injured also rose to 18,267 and 1,602 more remain missing, said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of the Phillipines.



Hong Kong - http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=80571
A HK$40 million funding request to provide relief to typhoon victims in the Philippines has secured the support of lawmakers, but the government will not review the one-month Manila hostage row deadline unless the Philippine government makes a request.

In a statement on Sunday, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying had expressed his sympathies and extended his condolences to the families devastated by Typhoon Haiyan on behalf of the SAR government and the people of Hong Kong.
 
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This is on board one of the US Air Force's C-17 on one of the evacuation trips from Tacloban to Manila.
 

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Philippines aid scandal: Food flown in from Britain ends up in shops hundreds of miles from typhoon | Mail Online

Philippines aid scandal: Food flown in from Britain ends up in shops hundreds of miles from typhoon

Supplies have turned up on shelves of shops in the capital Manila
Equipment bought with UK donations have been locked up in warehouses
Rice and other food is being stockpiled and not given to needy
Charities express concern that not all donations are reaching disaster zone

By Simon Parry

PUBLISHED: 17:14 EST, 7 December 2013 | UPDATED: 17:14 EST, 7 December 2013

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Crucial aid sent from Britain to help the victims of typhoon-ravaged areas of the Philippines is being siphoned off and sold for profit by corrupt local officials.

Emergency supplies delivered by military helicopters have turned up on the shelves of shops in affluent districts of the capital Manila – hundreds of miles from the disaster zone.

And shelter equipment purchased using British donations has been locked up in government warehouses and stockpiled alongside rice and other food intended for victims of last month's catastrophe, The Mail on Sunday has learned.
A television news report shows much-needed supplies on sale in affluent parts of the capital Manila

A television news report shows much-needed supplies on sale in affluent parts of the capital Manila
Filipinos rush to get relief goods during a helicopter aid drop

Filipinos rush to get relief goods during a helicopter aid drop. Evidence that much-needed supplies are being stockpiled rather than being distributed to those in need

Last night, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) – an umbrella group representing 14 UK charities – expressed concern about evidence that suggests not all the £60"‰million of aid given by Britain is reaching those most in need.

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Alarming evidence of the thefts has been provided by expat Keb Darge, 56, who says he faces death threats for stopping local officials stealing aid in Eastern Samar, one of the worst-hit areas.

Mr Darge, a disc jockey originally from Scotland, said: 'The aid isn't getting through to where it's needed. I've seen the deliveries arrive and I've seen them disappear.

'Only a tiny percentage of the aid is getting through. The situation isn't going to improve unless there's an investigation. Someone needs to go and find out exactly what is happening. It is British aid coming in. Why give it to untrustworthy officials to steal? It is ludicrous.'

Mr Darge photographed supplies being locked up rather than distributed in Eastern Samar, where he used to live with his Filipino wife and their nine-year-old daughter. Now he has gone into hiding in Manila, fearing reprisals after receiving threats from the corrupt officials he has been trying to expose.
Charities have expressed concern about evidence that suggests not all the £60¿million of aid given by Britain is reaching those - such as residents of Tacloban (pictured)

Charities have expressed concern about evidence that suggests not all the £60¿million of aid given by Britain is reaching those - such as residents of Tacloban (pictured) - that need it most

He said: 'People have warned me to take these threats seriously. They've said, ''Be careful, they will shoot you if you carry on." I'm under threat. There's a price on my head.'

Mr Darge's wife, Edith, 33, lost 15 members of her family when the storm struck their village of Hernani. Since then the couple have offered shelter and fed families in their home, which is solidly built and powered by a generator. Mr Darge has also searched for missing friends and cleared bodies from flooded areas.

Television stations in the Philippines have supported Mr Darge's claims, reporting that supplies have been diverted to Manila. Aid packages have also apparently been auctioned online.

And Mr Darge's allegations of corruption were backed up by a Japanese aid worker, Shiratori Koti, who said local administrators were diverting goods to their homes.

Mr Koti said: 'There isn't enough food getting through to people. We don't have evidence but we believe it is being taken by officials.'
More than 5,000 people were killed and up to four million people displaced when Super Typhoon Haiyan hit on November 8.

More than 5,000 people were killed and up to four million people displaced when Super Typhoon Haiyan hit on November 8. Pictured: The storm in Legaspi, Albay province

There are also concerns that supplies are simply being wasted. Mr Darge described finding 800 beef-burgers – apparently flown in from the US aircraft carrier George Washington – dumped by the roadside.

In Hernani, some residents have criticised the local mayor, Edgar Boco, in the wake of the crisis. One online contributor accused him of withholding aid and 'distributing it to his preferred party-mafia circle'.

In a newspaper interview, Mr Boco admitted his officials were controlling distribution but said: 'You can't constantly give relief goods to the people. People will abuse the system. They will gorge themselves.'

A DEC spokesman said last night: 'I would be interested to find out what items are being sold and where.

'There is always a risk of diversion and theft, but our member agencies have measures in place to stop this happening very early on. Our aid is carefully targeted and monitored.'

More than 5,000 people were killed and up to four million people displaced when Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines on November 8.
 

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