November 13, 2013- Manila, PHILIPPINES- Struggle
for survival has killed eight people in Tacloban in Philippines today. A
huge crowd stormed into a rice warehouse in the city and as a result, a
wall collapsed, killing 8 people instantly. There is a shortage of
food, safe drinking water, clothes and everything necessary in the
Haiyan-devastated Philippines. Police and security agencies guard malls,
shops, warehouses and camps to stop angry people from attacking them.
There are also reports of armed gangs looting the shops and malls. The
crowd took away almost 1 Lakh bags of rice, each bag weighing 50 kgs,
authorities reported. According to United nations data, more than 10,000
people have died in the typhoon. Haiyan was described as one of the
most powerful storms ever in the world. UN says it has a huge amount of
job to be done in Philippines and Vietnam where the wind caused maximum
destructions. “We have not been able to get into the remote
communities,” UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said in Manila. More
than 11 million people are said to be affected by the storm. “Even in
Tacloban, because of the debris and the difficulties with logistics and
so on, we have not been able to get in the level of supply that we would
want to. We are going to do as much as we can to bring in more,” she
said. –One India
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