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Typhoon in the Philippines TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) - One of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall devastated the central Philippines, killing more than 1,000 people 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 is expected to rise sharply from the fast-moving storm, whose circumference eclipsed the whole country and which late on Saturday was heading for Vietnam. _________________ My sympathies to the people of this region... None of us are immune to nature and the challenges and devastation it can pose. Do we often stop to ask ourselves, what would we do in a pending situation as such. Do you have a plan? How do you plan to get your family to adopt a plan? What will you do if your home is destroyed and you have no place to go back to ? No job ? and nor resources ? I know I need to develop a good plan for these variables. |
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I find it quite amazing so many people speak of so much compassion, but this post was purposefully presented to extend condolences to the people who suffer this calamity, and not one of the people who frequent these blogs addressed to comment nor to create a blog which addresses the concern of consideration for this devastation of so many.
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we as people truly have to take time to be of compassion, often times we get wrapped up in our wants and ideals of desires, but it is things such as what nature brings, which continue to tell us, to not get too wrapped up that we forget to have a moment for compassion to express itself. there are many tragedies across the world each day, some are more profiled than others, This event was and is visibly devastating,that no media has failed to present the devastation's. We may not be able to do much in many cases, but we never know what the power of compassion can bring into being.
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China's government has promised $100,000 in aid to Manila, along with another $100,000 through the Chinese Red Cross - far less than pledged by other economic heavyweights. Japan has offered $10 million in aid and is sending in an emergency relief team, for instance, while Australia has donated $9.6 million. The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS George Washington, carrying about 5,000 sailors and more than 80 aircraft, will arrive this week after setting sail from Hong Kong on Tuesday. It has been joined by four other U.S. Navy ships. The United States is also providing $20 million in immediate aid. Japan said it will give $10 million and send a small number of soldiers and medical personnel. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said China would consider more aid as the situation developed, but did not say why Beijing had offered less than other countries. "China has also suffered from the disaster, so we very much understand and sympathize with the current hardships that the Philippine people are facing," Qin told a regular briefing, referring to the deaths of at least seven people and $734 million in economic losses when the much-weakened storm swiped China's southern provinces. "We are willing to consider providing more support and aid within our capacity as it goes." Lye Liang Fook of the East Asian Institute in Singapore said it was impossible to separate China's anger over territorial claims from the question of disaster relief. "Politically there is a lack of trust, and under the circumstances, the fact that China is willing to extend aid is quite significant," he said. "The two issues are linked to each other." Comments on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter, overwhelmingly opposed China giving aid to the Philippines. "For God's sake, give them nothing," wrote one user. "We've given them enough in the past." Cheng said public sentiment would factor into China's decision. "I certainly think that relief and aid for natural disasters should not be affected by political relations. But the Chinese authorities are handicapped by domestic nationalist feelings as well," he said. "China should have used the opportunity to improve its image." (from the news)
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