The certified death toll from Typhoon Yolanda (Typhoon Haiyan) has breached the 5,000 mark at 5,209, not counting the dead who had been buried by their own families and not reported, the missing who may or may be among those unidentified documented fatalities, and not counting cadavers found but not certified by local officials.
For the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenges, this blog will be featuring images of the brave men, women, and children of Eastern Visayas who bore the brunt of Typhoon Yolanda.
This photo was sent in the email by a student, shot by Philippe Lopez of Agence France Presse, of some of the survivors of Typhoon Yolanda, published here non-commercially for the
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected
the unexpected walk
to a new life by
some of those who emerged from the death and destruction
“Philippine camps overflow as typhoon toll passes 500 by Agence France-Presse
“Hundreds of thousands of survivors of a deadly Philippine typhoon crammed into shelters Friday
“Typhoon Bopha whipped the south on Tuesday, leaving at least 546 people dead and hundreds more missing in the deadliest natural disaster this year in a country that is regularly hit with quakes, floods and volcanic eruptions.”
“Hungry survivors of a deadly Philippine typhoon looted shops and warehouses in a hard-hit town in a bid to stay alive amid stalled aid deliveries, a rescue official said.
“Local officials monitored the desperate scenes in the early aftermath of Typhoon Bopha’s onslaught in the isolated southern town of Cateel, Cedric Daep, a provincial public safety official, told AFP.”
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“In the Philippines, UNICEF responds to families affected by Typhoon Bopha by tolerance.ca.
“Philippines – UNICEF is providing assistance to families affected by Typhoon Bopha (local name ‘Pablo’), with a focus on ensuring clean water supply and providing temporary sanitation and non-food items for displaced families.”
