Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines
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musical marv
November 10, 2013 5:16:57 PM
We should thinking about those less unfortunate than us as what just happened in the Philippines.Thousands of lives are lost forever on account of this horrific storm Yolanda which pummeled that country recently.Let us remember the victims and families lost in this devastation of this storm.
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marv you ok over there?
Jeez what a storm ... 147 mph winds avareage peaking at 195 mph (315kph).
So many people living along the coast too ... copped the huge storm surge.
http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/43457-storm-chase...
Good news here is the aussie govt is going to send $10M in relief instead of the $400k they had planned ... so I think that is a good start.
Relief agencies are now in full swing so providing the Philippino military help out it should get better quickly.
The US ships in the region are moving in to help fly people in and out.
Have not heard if the Chinese plan to help ... or Indonesia / Vietnam.
Viber is letting locals call their families overseas for free ... which is great.
I have some friends who are worried here about family there..
Jeez what a storm ... 147 mph winds avareage peaking at 195 mph (315kph).
So many people living along the coast too ... copped the huge storm surge.
http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/43457-storm-chase...
Good news here is the aussie govt is going to send $10M in relief instead of the $400k they had planned ... so I think that is a good start.
Relief agencies are now in full swing so providing the Philippino military help out it should get better quickly.
The US ships in the region are moving in to help fly people in and out.
Have not heard if the Chinese plan to help ... or Indonesia / Vietnam.
Viber is letting locals call their families overseas for free ... which is great.
I have some friends who are worried here about family there..
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musical marv
November 11, 2013 4:53:05 PM
Reynod said:
marv you ok over there?Jeez what a storm ... 147 mph winds avareage peaking at 195 mph (315kph).
So many people living along the coast too ... copped the huge storm surge.
http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/43457-storm-chase...
Good news here is the aussie govt is going to send $10M in relief instead of the $400k they had planned ... so I think that is a good start.
Relief agencies are now in full swing so providing the Philippino military help out it should get better quickly.
The US ships in the region are moving in to help fly people in and out.
Have not heard if the Chinese plan to help ... or Indonesia / Vietnam.
Viber is letting locals call their families overseas for free ... which is great.
I have some friends who are worried here about family there..
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musical marv
November 11, 2013 4:54:11 PM
musical marv
November 11, 2013 4:55:14 PM
They're saying it was the largest storm ever recorded.
Hey America, good thing we didn't cut the military because it does have uses outside of war. Marines generally are the first to go in since they're quick response.
I was reading an article today about how they're just lining up the bodies in the road. Most drown apparently?
Hey America, good thing we didn't cut the military because it does have uses outside of war. Marines generally are the first to go in since they're quick response.
I was reading an article today about how they're just lining up the bodies in the road. Most drown apparently?
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musical marv
November 12, 2013 4:50:23 PM
riser said:
They're saying it was the largest storm ever recorded.Hey America, good thing we didn't cut the military because it does have uses outside of war. Marines generally are the first to go in since they're quick response.
I was reading an article today about how they're just lining up the bodies in the road. Most drown apparently?
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Though I note that the Chinese news sites are reporting on the damage in the Philippines there is no mention of ANY aid coming FROM China.
Why would the nearest neighbours with the best logistics support NOT offer to help out with the relief efforts.
This is another damning indictment on the Chinese ... care factor zero from them.
Why would the nearest neighbours with the best logistics support NOT offer to help out with the relief efforts.
This is another damning indictment on the Chinese ... care factor zero from them.
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Best solution
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/aid-trick...
The US are installing equipment (courtesy of their military) to enable planes to land at night on one of the cleared runways ... to increase relief efforts.
Norwegians (yeah that quiet little place on the map where the Vikings came from) and the British have sent ships.
Nothing from China.
Indonesia ??
Vietnam I can understand because they got hammered by the same storm.
The US are installing equipment (courtesy of their military) to enable planes to land at night on one of the cleared runways ... to increase relief efforts.
Norwegians (yeah that quiet little place on the map where the Vikings came from) and the British have sent ships.
Nothing from China.
Indonesia ??
Vietnam I can understand because they got hammered by the same storm.
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I am sure up until only recently both the US, UK, Canada and Australia were all still giving aid to china.
I frickin hope that still isn't going on now.
They have a heap of ships within 100 nm of the Philippines ... no reason why they couldn't pop over and help.
You know, there's politics ... and there is simply human decency ... not hard to sort out which is whcih.
Remember two years ago when that US warship rescued the sinking Iranian fishing boat and took them back to Iran?
I frickin hope that still isn't going on now.
They have a heap of ships within 100 nm of the Philippines ... no reason why they couldn't pop over and help.
You know, there's politics ... and there is simply human decency ... not hard to sort out which is whcih.
Remember two years ago when that US warship rescued the sinking Iranian fishing boat and took them back to Iran?
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China has given $200,000.
Given that in a country where a vast majority of people live in very bad conditions, I can understand the viewpoint of not providing aid when they're really in better shape. They potentially risk another population riot if they're handing out money to other countries while their own suffer.
Given that in the other countries that provided money and relief, our "poor" live better than most in the world anyhow.
Given that in a country where a vast majority of people live in very bad conditions, I can understand the viewpoint of not providing aid when they're really in better shape. They potentially risk another population riot if they're handing out money to other countries while their own suffer.
Given that in the other countries that provided money and relief, our "poor" live better than most in the world anyhow.
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musical marv
November 13, 2013 5:04:21 PM
Oldmangamer_73 said:
Reynod said:
I am sure up until only recently both the US, UK, Canada and Australia were all still giving aid to china.I frickin hope that still isn't going on now.
They have a heap of ships within 100 nm of the Philippines ... no reason why they couldn't pop over and help.
You know, there's politics ... and there is simply human decency ... not hard to sort out which is whcih.
Remember two years ago when that US warship rescued the sinking Iranian fishing boat and took them back to Iran?
I hear you. Unfortunately, not all humans are decent and the worse among us seem to be in positions of power.
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http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-14/china-incre...
Nice recovery China.
Now some ships and some rice, water drums, portaloos, and why.
Nice recovery China.
Now some ships and some rice, water drums, portaloos, and why.
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musical marv
February 8, 2014 4:39:59 PM
Reynod said:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-14/china-incre...Nice recovery China.
Now some ships and some rice, water drums, portaloos, and why.
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musical marv
February 11, 2014 4:52:00 PM
Reynod said:
I was thinking of buying a holiday home there .. two of my mates have.But their story about recently seeing that MP and his wife killed at the airport by the guys on the motorbike kinda put me off.
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musical marv
February 15, 2014 4:34:42 PM
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