Latest Update: Starving looters crushed in warehouse stampede, water pipes dug up by people dying of thirst, and aid convoys attacked by gunmen as typhoon rescue operation is struck by chaos •Eight people were crushed to death when a wall collapsed as they stormed a rice warehouse on Leyte Island •Relief operations only starting to pick up pace today with two more airports in the region reopening •Since the storm, people have broken into homes, malls and garages, where they have stripped the shelves •Two rebels were killed after they attempted to hijack a Red Cross convoy bound for Samar •We have restored order, said Carmelo Espina Valmoria, director of Philippine National Police special action force •At least 580,000 people have been displaced by the typhoon which struck on Friday •President Benigno Aquino: Death toll could be closer to 2,000 or 2,500, lower than an earlier estimate of 10,000 •Eight newborn babies lie in cots inside a chapel which was turned into a makeshift hospital By Jill Reilly PUBLISHED: 11:05 GMT, 13 November 2013 | UPDATED: 15:23 GMT, 13 November 2013 Desperation gripped the Philippine islands devastated by Typhoon Haiyan today as survivors were crushed to death when thousands of desperate people stormed a rice warehouse and aid convoys were attacked by gunmen. Five days after one of the strongest storms ever recorded slammed into cities and towns in the central Philippines, anger and frustration boiled over as and survivors panicked over delays in supplies of food, water and medicine, some digging up underground water pipes and smashing them open. Controversy also emerged over the death toll. President Benigno Aquino said local officials had overstated the loss of life, saying it was closer to 2,000 or 2,500 than the 10,000 previously estimated. His comments, however, drew scepticism from some aid workers. View Video and Pictures and Read More At: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2505133/Philippines-Typhoon-Haiyan-survivors-crushed-death-rescue-operation-descends-chaos.html
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 04:22:44 +0000
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