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Survivors 'walk like zombies' after Philippine typhoon kill estimated 10000
2013-11-10 13:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: One of the most powerful storms ever recorded killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines, a senior police official said on Sunday, with huge waves sweeping away coastal villages and devastating one of the main cities in the region. Super typhoon Haiyan destroyed about 70 to 80 percent of structures in its path as it tore through Leyte province on Friday, said police chief superintendent Elmer Soria, before weakening and heading west for Vietnam. As rescue workers struggled to reach...
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Philippine Typhoon Death Toll Feared in Thousands
2013-11-10 12:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Philippine officials struggled to respond Sunday to the vast trail of devastation left by Typhoon Haiyan, which unleashed its fury on a central city, likely taking thousands of lives, causing widespread destruction and leaving disorder and looting in its wake. The typhoon on Friday left the city of Tacloban in ruins, as a storm surge as high as 13 feet overwhelmed its streets, with reports from the scene saying most of the houses had been damaged or completely destroyed in the city of 220,000. More...
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With thousands dead, Philippine typhoon a great human tragedy
2013-11-10 12:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in one Philippine city alone after one of the worst storms ever recorded unleashed ferocious winds and giant waves that washed away homes and schools. Corpses hung from tree branches and were scattered along sidewalks and among flattened buildings, while looters raided grocery stores and gas stations in search of food, fuel and water. Officials projected the death toll could climb even higher when emergency crews reach areas cut off by flooding and landslides....
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Philippine garment industry pins hopes on trade progress
2013-11-06 11:05:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Philippine garment industry is optimistic that in the next few years nearly 500,000 new textile and garment jobs can be created if the country obtains beneficial trade access to the European Union and United States.
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Three Philippine firms likely to rebid for $1.3bn Light Rail Transit project
2013-09-11 01:00:00| Railway Technology
A PHP59.2bn ($1.3bn) contract to modernise, extend and operate a rail transit network in the Philippines is set to progress with three companies expressing an interest to rebid for the contract.
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