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Mass burial held in Philippine city hit by typhoon
november 14, 2013by latadmin
TACLOBAN, Philippines — The air was thick with the stench of decay as sweating workers lowered the plastic coffins one by one into a grave the size of an Olympic...
Typhoon Haiyan: Devastation on the island of Leyte
november 14, 2013by latadmin
14 November 2013 Last updated at 17:03 GMT Typhoon Haiyan caused widespread devastation across the Philippines and has affected some 11 million people, according to the...
Typhoon-struck city begins mass burial
november 14, 2013by latadmin
Workers in this typhoon-shattered city buried scores of unidentified bodies in a hillside mass burial today as desperately needed aid began to reach some of the...
Sri Lanka has nothing to hide over rights: president
november 14, 2013by latadmin
Colombo (AFP) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse hit back angrily Thursday against allegations of war crimes which are set to overshadow this week's...
UN: $300 million needed for nearly 700,000 homeless
november 13, 2013by latadmin
Tacloban (Philippines) (AFP) – Gunfire forced the cancellation of a mass burial in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines on Wednesday as authorities struggled to dispose...
Typhoon Haiyan: Desperation for aid grows in Philippines
november 13, 2013by latadmin
13 November 2013 Last updated at 14:19 GMT Survivors displaced by a typhoon which has swept through the Philippines are growing increasingly desperate for food, water...
Clinic in typhoon-hit city overrun with patients
november 13, 2013by latadmin
TACLOBAN, Philippines — A run-down, single-story building with filthy floors at Tacloban’s ruined airport has become the area’s main medical center for...