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A typhoon survivor walks past the debris-littered Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum which used to house former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos’ collection of art pieces from Philippine national artists Sunday Nov. 17, 2013 at Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines (AP)

Editorial: Typhoon Haiyan should worry Arab countries

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 20, 2013 | Opinion

The tragic aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan across the Philippines will occupy the world’s attention for some time, as it should. As these words are written, assistance of all kinds is flowing to the disaster-struck areas from all over the world. But as the bodies are...

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A US Navy helicopter flies over typhoon victims at Tacloban airport on November 15, 2013. (AFP)

Philippine typhoon death toll jumps

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 15, 2013 | World

Tacloban, Reuters—The death toll from one of the world’s most powerful typhoons surged to about 4,000 on Friday, but the aid effort was still so patchy bodies lay uncollected as rescuers tried to evacuate stricken communities across the central Philippines....

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Survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan walk on the tarmac after disembarking from a US KC-130 military cargo plane that flew them out from Tacloban to the city to Manila on November 14, 2013. (AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO)

Typhoon-struck Philippine city begins mass burial

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 14, 2013 | World

Tacloban, Associated Press—Workers in this typhoon-shattered city buried scores of unidentified bodies in a hillside mass burial Thursday as desperately needed aid began to reach some of the half-million people displaced by the disaster. Dozens more bodies were lined...