Typhoon Haiyan hits Philippines, may be largest storm ever seen on earth

[SharonMe]

Ottawa will also match donations until Dec 9.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/...226/story.html

[VeeVee]

So very sad...what do you do know, where do you go when there is nothing left?

Was watching the news last night and they showed a young woman who was 8 months pregnant, she lost 11 people in her family including her 2 year old daughter, she has no home. What does he do now?? So scary, they say it will take decades to rebuild.

[TaraF]

It's absolutely horrible VeeVee, it's being compared to the Sumatra Tsunami back in 2010.

It has hit Vietnam and they are reporting 6 dead so far. I mean looking at the first picture I posted it is obvious it was a hug storm, but I just read the following on CNN and it kind of rally put it into perspective at how large the storm was.

- The destruction across the islands was catastrophic and widespread. For a time, storm clouds covered the entire Philippines, stretching 1,120 miles -- the distance between Florida and Canada -- and tropical storm-force winds covered an area the size of Germany.

[TaraF]

And a new storm is approaching the Philippines. My word. As per HuffPost: Tropical depression Zoraida reached the Filipino island of Mindanao on Monday and is expected to accelerate northwest. The storm is projected to make landfall in Surigao del Sur Tuesday morning, the Philippines Star reported.

[vesper]

I'm so pleased to hear that 10,000 death toll was largely exaggerated. But nevertheless, this is a very sad disaster and I hope people get access to relief very fast!

[Patty Smyth]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/...-before-after/

[Natalka]

Canada will contribute another $15 million for humanitarian relief in the Philippines, bringing the total Canadian government contribution to $20 million.

As of Monday morning, the federal department had received inquiries about 213 Canadians and had located 174.
That leaves 39 cases still being pursued by officials at home and in the islands.
Neil Reeder, Canada's ambassador-designate to the Philippines, said Canadian teams are working with local officials to track down the missing.
So far, there have been no reports of Canadians killed or injured in the typhoon.

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canada-...#ixzz2l1XYNi81