The Last Hurricane In The Philippines
~~Typhoon Haiyan also known as Typhoon Yolanda, an exceptionally powerful tropical cyclone devastated the Philippines in November 8, 2013. This disaster is the deadliest Philippine typhoon ever, killing over 6,200 people and 1,800 missing. The Haiyan is the strongest storm recorded and bodies of victims are still being recovered in January 2014.
The United Nations and the Philippine government revealed that more than 9.5 million people are severely affected by the typhoon in nine regions of the country. More than 620,000 people displaced from their homes and communities. It brought down communication and power lines, destroyed crops, buildings and houses.
According to hurricane expert, Jeff Masters from the United States said the devastating typhoon likely made a landfall with winds near 313 kilometres per hour causing tropical cyclone on record to make landfall. The results of the public storm signal are the following:
Signal no.1 are Siquijor, Bulacan, Pampanga, Zambales, and Catanduanes under Bicol Region or Region 5.
Signal no.2 was hoisted over Batangas, Marinduque, Rest of Cebu, Biliran Island, Surigao Del Norte and Camiguin.
Signal no.3 are Puerto Princesa City in Palawan; Negros Oriental that includes Dumaguete City, Bais City, Tanjay City, Guihulngan City and other towns of Vallehermoso, Ayungon; Eastern Samar and Southern Leyte.
Signal no.4 Northern Cebu including Cebu City and Bantayan Island, Oriental Mindoro, Northern Palawan, Albay such as Legaspi City; Tacloban City, Leyte; Aklan that includes Boracay and Kalibo; Capiz, Antique, Iloilo and Guimaras
The above report has set meteorological records. The super typhoon is so large in diameter that clouds from it affected two-thirds of the country which stretches more than 1,850 kilometres or 1,150 miles.
The United Nations launched a major appeal that made the United States and Britain to deploy warships with thousands of soldiers to help. The UN provided tents, food and relief supplies to the affected areas and communities since desperation begin to set in for thousands of people with nowhere to go for food, clean water and health care.
Many residents spent the night under the heavy rain in the ruins of destroyed houses. Some people had to sleep under tents provided by the government or the UN while others sleep by the road side. The hurricane finally exited into the south if China. More then 4 millions of people displaced out of their living area in just a few days after their houses has been destroyed.
