Update storm yolanda

Thelma Superable, 74, was vomiting and needed emergency dialysis. She, her year-old son, Danny Superable, and his young son have made their way to the clinic from their home, 37 kilometers 20 miles away, by walking and hitching rides.

By the time they reached the clinic, they were down to one bottle — with an inch of water left in it. Since the storm, people have broken into homes, malls and garages, where they have stripped the shelves of food, water and other goods. Authorities have struggled to stop the looting. There have been unconfirmed reports of armed gangs of robbers operating in a systematic manner. The death toll rose to 2,, according a national tally kept by the disaster agency.

That figure is expected to rise, perhaps significantly, when accurate information is collected from the whole disaster zone, which spreads over a wide swath of the eastern and central Philippines but appears to be concentrated on two main islands — Leyte and Samar.

The congressman for Eastern Samar province, a coastal region that bore the full force of the storm, said people had been killed there and 45 were missing. The government says planes, ships and trucks were all on their way, loaded with generators, water purifying kits and emergency lights — vital equipment to sustain a major relief mission.

Airports were reopening in the region, and the U. A Norwegian ship carrying supplies left from Manila, while an Australian air force transport plane carrying a medical team took off from Canberra.

British and U. Brig Gen. Paul Kennedy promised a response akin to the widely praised U. Rare video from storm chaser Josh Morgerman of Super Typhoon Haiyan Yolanda in Philippines, showing the monster storm in graphic, frightening detail. December 8, BY Cindy Drukier. The Camotes Islands were among the areas in the Philippines that were hit hard by Typhoon Haiyan and Tweet us the situation: Use weatheralert and tag rapplerdotcom. Weather Philippines Foundation is a Rappler partner.

This is also the first time signal number 4 has been raised in an area outside Luzon , since the typhoon signal was created in There will be heavy damage to agriculture; moderate to heavy disruption to power and communications; damage to structures made out of light to medium materials; and large trees could be uprooted. Check out the last photo to see the port at San Antonio where we came from. The sea is calm. From the boat, you can see Gaisano Capital right which is still closed and the ongoing construction of SM Save More left.

While Gaisano Capital is still closed, Gaisano Cental is already back on business since June this year. Tacloban Downtown view from the roof top of a building in Avenida Veteranos street.

The busy street of Avenida Veteranos. You will find here restaurants, hotels, and St. This creek in Sabang Anibong was full of debris during the typhoon. The other side of the creek in Sabang. After nine months, the ship that was washed ashore at Barangay Anibong Tacloban City is still there. A banana tree has already grown and that tree on the right side has already bloomed, but the agency or company responsible for this has not yet started to scrap and remove that ship!

It has been moved but has not been removed. Actually, the r esidents want to remove this ship as soon as possible, fearing that a typhoon or storm surge will come again to wash this ship and ravage houses and lives of people.

Should it be scrapped and be broken into pieces to remove it there? What do you think? The back view of the ship. Residents here have already built temporary shelters. They live along with the ship — a ship that destroyed their houses and claimed the lives of their loved ones.

Several families are still living in temporary houses in Anibong. They should be relocated in a safer area. Houses are washed out here and many people have died in this area.

Nine months after Haiyan, many families are still living in tents and temporary shelters. A boy sitting on the top of a post built by the government to mark the 40 meter No Build Zone Policy. Despite of all the tragedies, these children are still showing their jolliness. During heavy rains and bad weather, they evacuate to Tacloban Astrodome see following pictures. Fishing boats are already operating in Sagkahan. Tacloban Astrodome as of August 9, The businesses bars, restaurants, gym, offices that were originally here have not yet reopened.

The front view of Tacloban Astrodome. This structure served as an evacuation center during Haiyan. This is my first time to visit San Jose after Haiyan, and I can hardly recognize the place. Several families are still living in tents. San Jose is probably the place where most people died during the typhoon and storm surge. A resort and restaurant is located near the tent cities in San Jose. A show of hope, these monuments of General Douglas Mac Arthur and his men have stood again.

What is good for us in Dumaguete might be really bad for Boracay. The last pm prediction shows the typhoon hitting Boracay in the night from Friday to Saturday. Here is the latest track-prediction. The Typhoon slowed a bit down, but picked up on windspeed and is now a category 4 Typhoon. We are aware that many locals and some foreigners are experts in spreading panic and enjoying to be the sources of dramas.. But as of now, there is no reason to run around like chicken without heads.

If the typhoon changes direction, we will notice that in time. If the typhoon Haiyan Yolanda will keep this track, Dumaguete will experience some strong winds and heavy rain. We will NOT be hit by the typhoon directly. Winds will reach around kilometer per hour.

While there was no reason, other than utter laziness of the people in charge, to skip school on tuesday the storm passed Dumaguete on MONDAY at 7pm … 12 hrs earlier , the next storm is on the way. A tropical storm already transferred into a typhoon called Yolanda.

The local name for the Typhoon is Haiyan. Haiyan will reach Central Philippines Friday afternoon. It will carry a wind gust over mph and deteriorate as it goes through the island country.

Haiyan will approach the Philippines on Friday. The most likely scenario is that Haiyan will be a very powerful typhoon with wind gusts over mph as it approaches the central Philippines. Rain and increasing wind will reach the central Philippines Friday afternoon and conditions will deteriorate from east to west Friday night into early Saturday as the powerful typhoon crosses the islands.

Track Prediction of Typhoon Haiyan — Nov.