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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Typhoon Haiyan

Five days after Typhoon Haiyan ravaged since last Friday , according to the total dead Management Council and the National Disaster Risk Reduction ( NDRRMC ) Philippines on Thursday, November 14th, 2013 at 6:00 am , suggesting the death toll reached 2,357 people . While 3,853 people were reported injured and 77 people are still missing. Headline of the data accessed via the official website obtained information NDRRMC reported 534 343 people left homeless by the typhoon hit , also called Yolanda 's . While the number of refugees in the refugee center in the Astro Dome reaches 359 574 people . Meanwhile, outside the evacuation centers , the number of refugees reached 174,769 people . Total losses by the brunt of Cyclone Yolanda reached more than 4 billion pesos , equivalent to Rp1 , 07 trillion . That number is the sum of the losses on the infrastructure and agriculture . While the aircraft carrier United States (U.S. ) , USS George Washington , will arrive in the Philippines on Thursday night . The aircraft carrier escort two cruisers that serve to reduce the suffering of the Philippines by the brunt of Typhoon Haiyan . According to a top U.S. commander , Gen. Paul Kennedy , who met the BBC , the military support given to the large number of Filipinos predictable and has never been given in that amount . Two U.S. destroyer has arrived in the Philippines and other ships are expected to arrive in the Philippines in the coming weeks . On Wednesday , the U.S. government also ordered to enable the hospital aboard the USNS Mercy . However , if so delivered , the new ship was scheduled to arrive in the Philippines this coming December .
According to Kennedy , with the arrival of the USS George Washington tonight , it will increase the availability of helicopters up to three times . With the presence of more helicopters to distribute thousands of gallons of water every day . In fact , U.S. military aircraft already arriving in Tacloban airport carrying aid from UN organizations , the World Food Programme ( WFP ) . Currently the number of U.S. military troops on the ground has reached more than 300 orang.Angka will increase by more than a thousand personnel in one this week . In addition to providing humanitarian aid , an emergency hospital joint venture between France and Belgium had been established . Besides the U.S. , other countries are also sending aid in bentuan funding , humanitarian aid or emergency team that is England . Queen Elizabeth 's country sends a team of medical experts , a Royal Navy warship marine and military transport aircraft Kingdom ( RAF ) . While on another occasion , NDRRMC Executive Director , Eduardo Del Rosario , shifting responsibility to call the Secretary of State , Paquito Ochoa , who should be responsible for the distribution of aid to the refugees . " Ochoa is an extension of President Benigno Aquino . He may be assisted by the Cabinet Secretary Rene Almendras , " he said after attending the NDRRMC meeting on Wednesday and reported by the Daily Inquirer . The slow distribution of aid is in the spotlight of international media . Because , five days after a raging storm Yolanda passed , there are still many refugees who have not received assistance . While aid agencies was confused because of the absence of the commander in command to distribute aid . Philippine media that criticized the government , defended himself by saying aid already delivered . While President Aquino reportedly been miffed at the middle joint meeting Del Rosario on Sunday, November 10th last . Aquino reportedly frustrated with disaster reports made ​​Del Rosario . Aquino was then chose to leave the meeting .

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