Mitigation techniques and improper goverment management has lead to Typhoon Haiyan turning into a perfect disaster. With over 600,000 homeless and starving, goverment officials blame the local goverments for the lack of aid distribution. Aid is taking much too long to arrive according the United Nations, with some aid only arriving today, a week after the storm made landfall.
The initial death toll was believed to be around 10,000, but as of today, the official death toll lies around 2300. With 20,000 people still missing, many fear that the number of deaths will rise significantly in the coming days. The international relief effort has been staggering, however the aid supplies and rescue teams are hampered by road blockages and reports of rebel attacks.
As of Thursday, the military relief from other countries is beginning to roll in, providing security however the situation is very grim for residents trying to survive inside the damaged cities. Rebels have begun to loot stores and make attacks on warehouses suppling food and aid. To make the situation worse, body collection has begun but there are many corpses still awaiting pick up that are rotting in the tropical climate. Mass burials are exacerbated by rebel attacks.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/10448420/Typhoon-Haiyan-Philippines-government-on-defensive-over-slow-response.html
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