Monday, November 11, 2013

UN: 10,000 estimated killed in the Philippines from one city

UN warns of possible worst typhoon that slammed into the Philippines Haiyan last weekend . The death toll of at least 10,000 people , feared the new figures from the city alone .
The UN warned too , began operations on Tuesday ( 11/12/2013 ) must be focused on rescue efforts . The Philippine government has announced a national emergency due to this tragedy . Despair began to be felt in the Philippines , four days after Typhoon Haiyan that devastated the country , with bodies strewn wastelands .
U.S. Marines have joined in the desperate attempt to find and help survivors were threatened with starvation . All efforts deployed to search all areas equally by supertopan Haiyan , to get the victim no longer had food , water , or medicine .
The United Nations said on Monday ( 11/11/2013 ) , the number of victims is rapidly increasing . " We expected the worst . Seems like we will get many more victims and see this as a tragedy as more and more victims were found dead , " said one UN humanitarian officer , John Ging .
Ging has not been able to provide estimate the number of victims . But in a press conference at UN headquarters in New York , the United States , he said it's been more than 10,000 people .
UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said in a statement that officials of the Philippines estimates that 10,000 people have been killed in a recent typhoon . " In one town alone , " hit him , referring to Tacloban , the capital of the province of Leyte , Philippines . With the increasing number of victims , the United Nations called for international assistance to the Philippines deployed on Tuesday ( 11/12/2013 ) .

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