SUPERSTORM YOLANDA: DEC Philippines Typhoon Appeal

The BBC posted a video about the DEC launched an appeal to help those affected by Superstorm Yolanda or Haiyan in the Philippines. If you're from the United Kingdom and willing to help families affected by the recent superstorm, donate now at http://bit.ly/1fz5TLx or call 0370-60-60-900. Standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles will apply.

 

SUPERSTORM YOLANDA: US kids sell lemonade to raise funds for Yolanda victims

There are some foreign countries, usually the USA, willing to give a helping hand to the Filipinos affected by Superstorm Yolanda, especially this pic that went viral recently...

Lemonade Ice Tea to help Typhoon Families

Twitter user @ShekinahEden snapped a photo of two kids selling lemonade where their profits will proceed to Superstorm Yolanda/Haiyan victims, two hours after she posted another tweet, expressing sympathy with those who survived typhoon Yolanda. That's very thoughtful, indeed, even foreigners were very kind enough to express sympathy for the victims.

Report: Interaksyon 

SUPERSTORM YOLANDA: Death toll now 1774

The NDRRMC placed the partial and official number of casualties due to super typhoon Yolanda at 1,774. 1,660 were from Region 8 alone with the remaining dead distributed over Regions 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7 9 and 13. This partial and unofficial count may be more than what last year's Pablo/Bopha claimed in Mindanao but the clock is still ticking for this one because search-and-rescue operations are still ongoing and with this the number of recovered dead could still rise.

Report: Interaksyon

SUPERSTORM YOLANDA: Tulong Kapatid Telethon nets P21M in less than 2 hours

Sunday night, TV5 initiated their Tulong Kapatid Telethon for the benefit of those badly affected by Superstorm Yolanda. The telethon will provide financial support to the massive relief, rescue and rehabilitation work led by the Alagang Kapatid Foundation Inc. In less than two hours, over 21 million Philippine Pesos were pledged.

Report: http://www.interaksyon.com/business/74522/mvp-tulong-kapatid-telethon-nets-p21m-in-less-than-2-hours

SUPERSTORM YOLANDA: Death toll now 229

So far, the NDRRMC recorded 229 people died on the Superstorm Yolanda while 9 million people are affected. 45 persons were reported injured while 28 others are still missing. Number of families affected? It's now 2,055,630 (equivalent to 9,497,847 persons).

Report: Interaksyon

SUPERSTORM YOLANDA: Yolanda Jokes

While most Filipinos are reeling from the destruction caused by Superstorm Yolanda/Haiyan, netizens are trying to make some Yolanda-related jokes from net especially these:

Yolanda meets Janet Lim Napoles

Twitter user Mariella Pandungan (@YhelXDD) got infuriated over PDAF scam queen Janet Lim-Napoles and she really wish that Superstorm Yolanda should get rid of her.

Yolanda came like a wrecking ball

Twitter user @chinnychinharry tweeted that Superstorm Yolanda came in like a wrecking ball...a reference from Miley Cyrus' controversial hit song, Wrecking Ball. The nude Miley Cyrus, as seen from the music video, adds a humorous touch to the list of Yolanda jokes.

Atom Araullo as Thor

Because of ABS-CBN reporter Atom Araullo bravely covering up the whole Yolanda havoc, some Twitter user done some Photoshop trickery to make this reporter feel like the superhero, Thor. He even captioned it "A-THOR-M Araullo: The Dark Storm". Such humor...

Source: Interaksyon.com

SUPERSTORM YOLANDA: 10,000 feared dead in Leyte due to 'Yolanda' but official death toll at 151

A regional police chief claimed that Superstorm Yolanda killed over 10,000 people in Leyte but so far, the death toll, as recorded by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), is now 151. However, the confirmed death tolls are expect to come slowly because of communications still down.

If that claim is correct, Superstorm Yolanda is theoretically Philippines' most deadliest natural calamity, claimed more than the 1976 earthquake and tsunami that killed between 5K to 6K people from the Moro Gulf on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. It could theoretically be more deadly than 1991's Thelma/Uring that killed between 5,101 to 8,000 people.

Source: Interaksyon

SUPERSTORM YOLANDA: Looting of Gaisano mall in Tacloban City

ABS-CBN News posted a short clip of the looting of Gaisano mall in Tacloban City after Superstorm Yolanda/Haiyan rampaged through the area causing havoc to property. Most took advantage of the breakdown and stole goods from stores inside the mall.

Watch it here.