The International Labour Organisation estimated that at least 3 million people, or almost half the workforce in the three worst-hit regions, have lost their livelihoods.... Congressman Ben Evadone from eastern Samar told Voice of America that 80 percent of his constituents relied on coconuts and all the trees were uprooted. He explained that trees took five to 10 years to regrow and he had no idea how people would survive in the meantime.... The US military has established a massive navy presence in Leyte Gulf with the arrival of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the George Washington, and its associated Strike Group, which includes two guided-missile cruisers, two guided-missile destroyers, a cargo ship, an oceanographic survey ship and a submarine tender.... The Obama administration will no doubt exploit the opportunity to press Manila to conclude negotiations over a new basing arrangement for US forces, which stalled last week, just before the arrival of Typhoon Haiyan. wsws.org/en/articles/2013/11/18/phil-n18.html
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