Emergency aid is being rushed to the philippines bringing desperately needed basic essentials to the victims of typhoon high, the recordbreaking super storm destroyed villages and hundreds of thousands have no power, food, water or shelter and hospitals are over run and good morning and welcome to al Jazeera America, the philippines red cross said 1200 people were killed in the storm but could top 10,000, slowly relief efforts are going to efforts caught off by bridges and roads and they reached the airport on sunday seeking supplies or a way out. A 2 million Relief Program from the United Nations food program is underway and the u. S. Military sent marines for search and rescue efforts and al jazeera has more detail. Three days after suffering one of the worst typhoons ever the devastation is coming into view. Many of the hardest hit are unreachable and hard to say just how bad it really is. With a death toll expected to be in the thousands and impact felt by millions typhoon survivor
Making. Welcome to al jazeera america. Philippine leaders are pleegd for help in the after pleading for hep in the aftermath of typhoon haiyan. America is heeding the call. U. S. Aid groups are also launching a multimillion relief campaign, saying shipments of blankets and tarps will arrive today. The death toll is unknown. Officials say it could rise above 10,000 when remote areas are reached. President obama called the people of philippines incredibly resilient, saying the spirit of unity and cooperation will prevail. President obama promised more aid if needed. At the vatican sunday, pope francis led tens of thousands in prayer, urging the faithful to send help. They have one of the largest catholic populations in the world. Our correspondent found herself in the thick of it. One minute she was prepared to do a live report the next she was fighting for her life. Reporter it was a force that paralysed the province. Typhoon haiyan swept through the philippines early friday morning. It
Well the numbers from the philippines is staggering. The latest report says 10 Million People have been affected by typhoon haiyan, and one Senior Police official put the death toll at at least 10,000. Getting in and out is a major obstacle. President obama issued a statement about typhoon haiyan. He said, i know the incredible resiliency of the philippine people and im confident the spirit will see you through this tragedy. The United States is providing significant humanitarian assistance and we stand to assist the governments relief and recovery. Now the storms have passed the philippines, officials are travelling to areas to see how bad it is. Marga ortigas is showing us what they see when they get there reporter survivors walk through what is left of their town, in shock at how quickly their town was turned upside down. Thousands are missing. Many areas are unreachable. Many are missing, and those confirmed killed. That is a concern. Report reporter the extent of the def station i
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A little bit of sunshine this friday and the weekend looks fantastic. Ill detail that weekend forecast for you coming up in a little bit. But for now lets send it over to amanda meadows who is also bright and cheery in her orange, good morning, amanda. Good morning, eileen. You have good news in the forecast, ive got good news on the roadways. As far as youre concerned in your morning commute pretty much delayfree conditions. Starting off on 95 where were seeing a paving operation only affecting the ramp to route 234 coming in from 95 northbound, traveling through dumfries you may see a minor delay and detours. No big problems through centreville and fairfax, 270 looking good for this morning. Moving right along on those major interstates. Weve got a few lotts for you just to show you Current Conditions 395 northbound into the 14th street bridge, light traffic as you head toward the 14th street bridge in from 395. Things are looking good on the American Legion bridge as well and that i