Haiyan ravaged that country. Food and medicine has finally arrived in the most devastated communities. Humanitarian groups face huge challenges getting people to remote areas. The u. S. Military arrested 3,000 people. Its delivered 118 tons of food, water, and other supplies to hardest hit and most isolated towns. International humanitarian groups on the ground are giving medical help to survivors, and for more on this we turn to al jazeera. Reporter Early Morning light filters on the deck o and failso wake the sleeping crew. Theyve been up most of the night bringing relief aid off the north tip of cebu. The sleepy fishing and farming island was one of a dozen in this area to be devastated by typhoon haiyan. I can only imagine what team have been experiencing over the past few days and all the suffering, hunger, you haddestyouutmostdevastation and. Reporter the Civil Volunteer group that works with the local governments say that 95 of the area was wiped out in the storm all forgotten u
Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America, im morgan radford. Relief efforts are picking up nine days after typhoon haiyan struck the philippines. More than 3,600 died. Those who survived are finally getting the help that they need. Food, water and medical supplies have started getting to areas that were completely cut off by the storm. The u. S. Military is now dropping food and water to survivors in the area. But more than 1,000 people are still missing. Some 4 Million People are homeless. For the latest we are going to talk about talk to craig leeson, who is standing by in the philippines. First lets tell you about an attack in afghanistan where more than 2,000 afghan elders will meet in kabul. Theyll vote on the future of u. S. Troops in afghanistan. The u. S. Is trying to hammer out an agreement to keep forces on the ground beyond 2014. That effort was dealt a blow on saturday after suicide bomb attack killed six people. Jane ferguson reports from kabul. It was an attack on the
I have news from europe, including tight security from the partial rerun of elections in kosovo which has big implications for the countrys future. And tradition or racism . A Christmas Event causes friction in the netherlands. So we begin in the philippines where president aquino is continuing his tour of the region devastate by tie haiyan. The u. N. Estimates more than 4 Million People have been displaced. Some aid has arrived in a prov of easterns sunu. Its an area cut off from supplies of food and water and the only option to get there is by air. Paul beban joined the Australian Air force where he met a woman desperate to hurricane her family and witnesseded her emotional reunion. Reporter theres not a second to lose assist they pack their c130 with equipment and supplies and one civilian holding bacteria in the dim cargo area as it descends, she is overwhelmed. Her name is salia. Hundreds here are desperate to leave. But jalia is desperate to get in. She hasnt heard from her famil
Coast. We also did initial overland and overflight assessments in some of the inland areas, as as well, working with our dod rkini colleagues. Our initial assessment was that. L areas were the worst affected so that was the First Priority for focus. At as that situation has started to stabilize, maybe too strong a word but lets say head in the e direction of stabilizing, we iln have also began looking further afield in partnership with government of the philippines fe colleagues to try to reach someo of those inlandll areas. I would emphasize as well that our initial prioritization of the coast also reflected what we were begin by the Philippine Government. So from the early days we were talking to mayors and governors from the affected provinces to get their input on where they ef would advise we focused at first. Ocwed we followed that guidance fairly closely. We are Getting Better visibilitg now on what is the situation inland. And while the loss of life is es obviously less because
Strips him of his powers. Good morning and welcome to al Jazeera America, im stephanie si, its one of the worst lateseason storms to hit americas heart land in decades spreading death and destruction across 12 states, in a few hours on sunday 75 tornados ripped through the midwest with winds approaching 200 miles per hour. Some of the hardest hit areas were in illinois where the governor declared a state of emergency in 7 counties monday. Emergency officials are still assessing the damage. They say its still not safe to go back into the most devastated areas. 8 people were killed, 6 in illinois and two in michigan. Thousands across the region are starting down the long road to recovery now and al jazeera and did has details. Reporter from the air the damage is easy to see, miles of flattened areas where homes once stood. On the ground a devastating sight for hundreds of residents standing in front of debris where they used to live. Its just hard to believe. Its almost like can i wake u