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Villagers mob U.S. aid choppers as Philippine relief effort spreads
2013-11-17 06:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Mobbed by hungry villagers, U.S. military helicopters dropped desperately needed aid into remote areas of the typhoon-ravaged central Philippines, as survivors of the disaster flocked to ruined churches on Sunday to pray for their uncertain future. The Philippines is facing up to an enormous rebuilding task from Typhoon Haiyan, which killed at least 3,974 people and left 1,186 missing, with many isolated communities yet to receive significant aid despite a massive international relief effort....
China seeks climate aid timetable
2013-11-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
China Daily: Developed economies should devise a tangible timetable and roadmap to fulfill promises to provide aid to poor countries, said China's top climate negotiator Su Wei. It is unclear whether developed economies have implemented their plans of granting $10 billion to developing economies annually during 2010-12. It is also unknown how they plan to stick to their pledged $100 billion from 2013 to 2020. Su said he was concerned about the reluctance to provide developing economies the financial means to...
Patchy aid reaches typhoon survivors as Philippines struggles rebuild
2013-11-16 03:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Survivors began rebuilding homes destroyed by one of the world's most powerful typhoons and emergency supplies flowed into ravaged Philippine islands, as the United Nations more than doubled its estimate of people made homeless to nearly two million. But the aid effort was still patchy, and bodies still lay uncollected as rescuers tried to evacuate stricken communities on Saturday, more than a week after Typhoon Haiyan killed at least 3,633 with tree-snapping winds and tsunami-like waves. "We...
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Coca-Cola Contributes More Than US$2.5 Million In Typhoon Relief Aid
2013-11-15 22:39:08| Beverages - Topix.net
The Coca-Cola Company announced today that the Coca-Cola system is donating more than US$2.5 million in cash and in-kind contributions to support disaster relief and recovery efforts in the Philippines following the devastation from Typhoon Haiyan .
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Post-Typhoon Philippines Relief Aid Ramps Up, But Rebuilding Seems Far Off
2013-11-15 16:03:13| ENR.com: Headline News
Some equipment, engineering and construction companies, as well as industry groups, are starting to respond.
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