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Residents try to salvage belongings in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on November 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Philippine typhoon survivors beg for help as rescuers struggle

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 11, 2013 | World

Tacloban, Reuters—Dazed survivors begged for help and scavenged for food, water and medicine on Monday after a super typhoon killed an estimated 10,000 in the central Philippines. President Benigno Aquino declared a state of national calamity and deployed hundreds of...

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Residents cover their nose from the smell of dead bodies in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 (AP).

Philippine typhoon deaths climb into thousands

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 10, 2013 | World

Tacloban, Philippines, AP—As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in one Philippine city alone after one of the worst storms ever recorded unleashed ferocious winds and giant waves that washed away homes and schools. Corpses hung from tree branches and were...

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A damaged car is seen in front of the airport after super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city, central Philippines, November 9, 2013 (Reuters)

At least 1,000 killed in Philippine city: Red Cross

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 9, 2013 | World

Manila and Tacloban, Reuters—The Philippine Red Cross estimated that more than 1,000 people were killed in the coastal city of Tacloban and at least 200 in hard-hit Samar province when one of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall slammed into the country....

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A mother takes refuge with her children as Typhoon Haiyan hits Cebu city (Reuters).

Year’s strongest typhoon blasts Philippines

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 8, 2013 | World

Manila, Philippines, AP—The strongest typhoon this year slammed into the central Philippines on Friday, setting off landslides and knocking out power and communication lines in several provinces. At least four people died. Huge, fast-paced Typhoon Haiyan raced across...