http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24846813
QuoteMonster typhoon Haiyan roars into Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan is battering the central Philippines with sustained winds of 314 km/h (195mph).
Meteorologists say that if initial estimates based on satellite images are borne out, it could be the most powerful storm ever to make landfall.
The storm has forced millions to seek shelter in 20 provinces and at least three people have died, officials say.
The region was already struggling to recover from a powerful earthquake last month.
The authorities have warned that more than 12 million people are at risk from the storm - the equivalent of a category five hurricane - including in Cebu, the country's second largest city with a population of 2.5 million.
Two people were electrocuted in storm-related incidents and another was killed after being struck by lightning, according to officials. Seven others were reported injured.
Reports say power and communications have been almost completely lost in the island provinces of Samar, Leyte and Bohol.
The storm - known locally as Yolanda - was not expected to directly hit the capital Manila, more than 600km (370 miles) to the north.
Mai Zamora, from the charity World Vision, in Cebu, told the BBC: "The wind here is whistling. It's so strong and the heavy downpours are continuing."
"We've been hearing from my colleagues in [the city of] Tacloban that they've seen galvanised iron sheets flying just like kites."
Schools and offices closed, while ferry services and local flights were suspended. Hospitals and soldiers are on stand-by for rescue and relief operations.
The extent of the damage remains unclear, with authorities saying phone-lines are down in many areas.
The governor of the Southern Leyte province, Roger Mercado, tweeted on Friday morning that fallen trees were blocking roads, hampering the emergency effort.
Roxane Sombise, a resident of Tacloban, in Leyte, told the BBC: "I think our house is actually shaking... I just want it to stop."
Protestant pastor Diosdado Casera in Surigao City in north-east Mindanao said the city had missed the worst of the storm but there was a lot of damage.
"The storm was very strong - although Surigao City was not directly hit we experienced its fury early this morning," he said.
"The big buildings made of concrete were fine, but the houses made of wood and shingles and plywood have suffered a lot of damage, mainly to their roof."
A spokesperson for the British Red Cross, Nichola Jones, who is in Tagbilaran in Bohol, says the typhoon had cut power and torn off roof tiles, but was "not too bad".
"But I think to the North - that's the area that has borne the brunt. Those were the areas worst hit by the earthquake last month."
In the worst-hit areas of Samar and Leyte, she says there are reports of collapsed buildings, including a hotel.
"In Cebu they have had quite a battering and I spoke to our colleagues and they've had quite strong winds and are locked down in their hotels. They are waiting to see what the situation is."
Jeff Masters, meteorology director at the private firm Weather Underground, said in a blog post that the damage from Haiyan's winds must have been "perhaps the greatest wind damage any city on Earth has endured from a tropical cyclone in the past century".
Relief packages
State meteorologist Romeo Cajulis told AFP news agency Typhoon Haiyan had made landfall over Guiuan at 04:40 local time (20:40 GMT on 7 November).
The typhoon arrived with gusts of up to 275 km/h (170 mph), the Philippines' weather service said in its bulletin, issued at 05:00 local time (21:00 GMT).
The US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Centre, which typically gives higher readings as they are based on a shorter period of time, said shortly before Haiyan's landfall that its maximum sustained winds were 314 km/h (195 mph), with gusts up to 379 km/h (235 mph).
Waves as high as 5m (15ft) could be seen from the islands of Leyte and Samar, Reuters news agency reported.
The storm is forecast to move over to the South China Sea north of Palawan Island on Saturday, meteorologists say.
In its path are areas already struggling to recover from a 7.3-magnitude earthquake last month, including the worst-hit island of Bohol.
About 5,000 people are still living in tents in Bohol after losing their homes in the quake, which killed more than 200 people.
Earlier, President Benigno Aquino warned people to leave storm-prone areas and urged seafarers to stay in port.
"No typhoon can bring Filipinos to their knees if we'll be united," he said in a televised address.
Meteorologists in the Philippines warned that Haiyan could be as devastating as Typhoon Bopha in 2012.
Bopha devastated parts of the southern Philippines, leaving at least 1,000 people dead and causing more than $1bn (£620m) in damage.
It is the 25th typhoon to enter Philippine territory this year.
That makes Sandy look like a summer breeze. :ph34r:
I hope they were given some temporary indoor shelter for the storm or they're just fucked.
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About 5,000 people are still living in tents in Bohol after losing their homes in the quake, which killed more than 200 people.
EDIT: Holy shit, look at all that red
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I think Super Typhoon Tip was even more badass, but was pretty weak by the time it made landfall IIRC. Also, Super Typhoon Tip is a cooler name than Typhoon Haiyan. :)
Quote from: Caliga on November 08, 2013, 08:00:20 AM
Also, Super Typhoon Tip is a cooler name than Typhoon Haiyan. :)
It's other name, Yolanda, is better. It reminds me of 'We No Speak Americano' by Yolanda Be Cool, the summer plague of 2010.
There may be 10,000 dead :(
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/10/21389125-typhoon-haiyan-us-forces-heading-to-storm-devastated-philippine-islands?lite
Auseom. Song new news foe a change.
Fuck you Siege
This Typhoon may have killed 10,000 in one city alone.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/11/10/super_typhoon_haiyan_philippines_death_toll_soars.html
EDIT: Dysentery has broken out :(
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/11/21399516-typhoon-haiyan-survivors-search-for-food-water-as-health-crisis-emerges-in-philippines?lite
Damn, stronger than Camille.
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/typhoon-haiyan-pushed-limit-bigger-storms-are-coming-2D11577486
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Based on satellite imagery, the U.S. military's Joint Typhoon Warning Center estimated that Haiyan's winds reached a sustained peak as high as 195 mph shortly before it made landfall, with gusts rising to 235 mph. Estimates from Philippine weather officials were lower, suggesting that the storm packed sustained winds of 147 mph and gusts of 170 mph when it hit land. Either way, the typhoon ranks among the world's strongest tropical storms and appears to have been more powerful than Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
If the higher estimates are correct, the warning center said Haiyan's maximum strength would exceed that of its previous record-holder: Hurricane Camille, which hit the northern Gulf Coast in 1969 with sustained winds of 190 mph.
There hasn't been that many wet Filipinos since grumbler was on shore leave for Mud Wrestling Night during Subic Bay '72.
CNN listed various international pledges of support.
US: $20 million. :)
Australia: $10 million. :worthy:
EU: $4 million. :hmm:
China: $100,000. :lmfao:
Haven't the Chinese done that sort of thing before? I swear I remember some pathetically small commitment to some other disaster (Fukushima?)
WE GIVE YOU ONE DOLLAH
Quote from: Caliga on November 13, 2013, 10:20:52 PM
Haven't the Chinese done that sort of thing before? I swear I remember some pathetically small commitment to some other disaster (Fukushima?)
WE GIVE YOU ONE DOLLAH
I'm surprised the yellow fucks haven't started some shit with the Flips while they are distracted.
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2013, 10:48:24 PM
I'm surprised the yellow fucks haven't started some shit with the Flips while they are distracted.
We're just going to rescue these two islands and this atoll over here, and maybe these reefs here.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 13, 2013, 10:09:12 PM
EU: $4 million. :hmm:
Probably what the EU as a legal entity gave, you would have to add the contributions of the member countries to that.
The British government pledged 15 million GBP alone already, Germany a pathetic 2 million Euro.
Quote from: Zanza on November 14, 2013, 02:11:38 AM
Probably what the EU as a legal entity gave, you would have to add the contributions of the member countries to that.
The British government pledged 15 million GBP alone already, Germany a pathetic 2 million Euro.
Do you ever wonder if some countries wait to see what others are giving so they don't look like tightwads?
CNN mentioned that EU countries gave more independently; I just couldn't remember the amounts.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 14, 2013, 02:01:14 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 13, 2013, 10:48:24 PM
I'm surprised the yellow fucks haven't started some shit with the Flips while they are distracted.
We're just going to rescue these two islands and this atoll over here, and maybe these reefs here.
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QuoteU.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Philippines
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Top news: The USS George Washington aircraft carrier group arrived off the coast of the Philippines on Thursday to aid victims of the devastating Typhoon that struck the island-chain last week. The strike group brings with it a crew of 5,000, as well as 21 helicopters capable of transporting much-needed supplies and facilitating search-and-rescue operations. On the ground, conditions are increasingly desperate, with hundreds of thousands of people in need of basic supplies and anger mounting against the government of Philippine President Benigno Aquino.
Meanwhile, Japan is preparing to send naval vessels, aircraft, and as many as 1,000 troops in what would be one of the country's largest-ever relief efforts. Tokyo has already dispatched 75 medical personnel to the Philippines. As of Thursday morning, the official death toll stood at 2,357, but many fear that it could be as high as 10,000 in the city of Tacloban alone. According to the Red Cross, there are still as many as 22,000 people missing.
The United States has pledged $20 million for emergency shelter, food, water, medical supplies, and sanitation.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 13, 2013, 10:09:12 PM
EU: $4 million. :hmm:
That must be the EU alone. The UK's given £10 million (so $15-20 million) and sent two ships :mellow:
Edit: Apparently we're now giving £15 million :)
I needed the intermediate EU amount to set up the China punch line.
The ironical thing is, the little yellow bastards from the PLAN are in Hawaii this week, on a co-op training exercise with the USN on humanitarian response and disaster relief.
LOL, Colbert Report has challenged Colbert Nation to out-raise China's $100,000 donation to the Philippines. :lol:
I read today a Chinese figure skater has out-donated her government :lol:
When the CCP press says they would become a benevolent hegemon, they mean they'd mind their own business.
"The Filipinos are obviously busy right now, let's not bother them with things like donations"