Typhoon Haiyan: More than 100 killed, 100 injured in Philippines as storm heads for Vietnam
The massively strong typhoon had sustained winds of 147 mph and gusts of 170 mph when it made landfall, comparable to a strong Category 4 hurricane in the U.S. Officials in the Philippines say that more than 100 bodies were lying in the streets, and another 100 people were injured.
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Published: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 5:00 PM
Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 1:47 AM
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This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday shows Typhoon Haiyan over the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines — One of the strongest storms on record has killed more than 100 people and injured another 100 in the central Philippines before sweeping west toward Vietnam on Saturday, still packing destructive winds capable of blowing away houses and uprooting trees.
Capt. John Andrews, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, said he had received "reliable information" from his staff describing the death and destruction Typhoon Haiyan wrecked in Tacloban city on Leyte Island, about 360 miles southwest of Manila, where the storm made landfall Friday.
He told The Associated Press that more than 100 bodies were lying in the streets and another 100 were injured.
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He said messages from civil aviation authorities in Tacloban to the capital, Manila, had to be relayed through another airport in the central Philippines once every five hours to conserve radio batteries.
The Philippine television station GMA reported its news team saw 11 bodies, including that of a child, washed ashore Friday and 20 more bodies at a pier in Tacloban hours after the typhoon ripped through the coastal city.
At least 20 more bodies were taken to a church in nearby Palo town that was used as an evacuation center but had to be abandoned when its roofs were blown away, the TV network reported. TV images showed howling winds peeling off tin roof sheets during heavy rain.
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Ferocious winds felled large branches and snapped coconut trees. A man was shown carrying the body of his 6-year-old daughter who drowned, and another image showed vehicles piled up in debris.
Nearly 800,000 people were forced to flee their homes and damage was believed to be extensive.
Weather officials said Haiyan had sustained winds of 147 mph with gusts of 170 mph when it made landfall. By those measurements, Haiyan would be comparable to a strong Category 4 hurricane in the U.S., nearly in the top category, a 5.
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Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are the same thing. They are just called different names in different parts of the world.
The typhoon's sustained winds weakened Saturday to 109 mph with gusts of up to 131 mph as it blew farther away from the Philippines toward Vietnam.
Capt. John Andrews, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, said he had received "reliable information" from his staff describing the death and destruction Typhoon Haiyan wrecked in Tacloban city on Leyte Island, about 360 miles southwest of Manila, where the storm made landfall Friday.
Reuters
A man walks among debris from damaged houses Saturday after Typhoon Haiyan hit the municipality of Coron, Palawan province in central Philippines.
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A man searches the debris of his destroyed house near Tacloban Airport on the island of Leyte in the Philippines on Saturday.
The Philippine television station GMA reported its news team saw 11 bodies, including that of a child, washed ashore Friday and 20 more bodies at a pier in Tacloban hours after the typhoon ripped through the coastal city.
Reuters
Residents recover the body of a victim Saturday after Typhoon Haiyan hit the municipality of Coron, Palawan province in central Philippines. Officials say more than 100 bodies were lying the streets following the storm.
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Piled up vehicles are seen on a flooded street filled with debris after Typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippine city of Tacloban, Leyte province.
Nearly 800,000 people were forced to flee their homes and damage was believed to be extensive.
Reuters
A man is seen wheeling away a victim of Typhoon Haiyan after the storm tore through the central Philippines.
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Thousands were evacuated ahead of Typhoon Haiyan before one of the most powerful storms in history hit the Philippines.
The typhoon's sustained winds weakened Saturday to 109 mph with gusts of up to 131 mph as it blew farther away from the Philippines toward Vietnam.
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A mother and child volunteer repack rice at the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Manila on Saturday for victims of the Super Typhoon Haiyan that smashed into coastal communities on the central Philippines.
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