Super Typhoon Haiyan, Together We Can Make A Difference

Monday, November 11, 2013

Super Typhoon Haiyan, Together We Can Make A Difference

One of the most powerful storms ever to hit land hit the Philippines on Friday. When Typhoon Haiyan hit land it triggered 12 to 15 feet high storm surges, flooding, landslides, killing nearly 10,000 people and affecting an estimated 9.5 million people. The Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development is estimating 618,175 people are currently displaced.

The devastation is now hampering efforts to bring aid to people.
Richard Gordon, the chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, said that a Red Cross aid convoy to Tacloban had to turn back on Sunday after it stopped at a collapsed bridge and was nearly hijacked by a crowd of hungry people. “There is very little food going in, and what food there was, was captured” by the crowd, Mr. Gordon said in a telephone interview on Monday morning." reported the New York Times today. Resources of the Philippines and other national NPO's are stretched due to the previous 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Boholand and now typhoon Haiyan.
Working together, we can all make a difference in the lives of those in the Philippines who desperately need our help. There are a variety of ways to contribute to this devastating storm.