Damage to your Philippines..

As I am sure you all realise what a lucky escape some of the Philippines has had. The damage that has been caused by Yolanda has devastated some areas.. Here is an Article from The Philippine Star with some statistics.

Areas severely affected by 'Yolanda' | Headlines, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com

My financial help has gone with the relief agencies I am sure It will be a slow road to recovery. Lucky are the few that have independent means.. Take care all..

 

Meant to add this link. But to late to edit.. Slide show from a good source..

Super Typhoon Yolanda: Massive Devastation - Philippines - YouTube

 

Does homeowners or auto insurance typically cover typhoons? Is it available at all?

 

Firefly44,
Yes the UK news does seem to be all about Tacloban, I was surprised to see the photos of other affected area's
No amount of words can express my deep sorrow for the people suffering such hardship at present in all parts of Philippines.
The British Government has pledged to match the donations of the public here. so far £20m plus, yet only time will mend the broken hearts and homes of love ones, God Bless everyone who is doing what they can to help.....JB

 

JB. Earlier today, the UK government upped the stakes to 50 million pounds (3.5 billion pesos). This is material help in kind, not cash.

 

There's more to think About....How do you rebuild a City >>>>Cities ????.....What happens to all the Loans and Mortgages and what happens to the smaller Banks involved that can not cope with the losses ??....What about 2 weeks 1 month from now They still need to eat....What a mess...Better they just transfer the people thru out the country and forget about what happened there...It's completely devastated to the ground.........

 

I have to admit, that at first I believed that the reports of the scale of the disaster were exaggerated because there was so little know about the true dimensions, now more than one week after, it's clear that this was the most powerful storm ever to have hit the Philippines...
I read a very sobering article online about the developments in climate change and the main thing was that the West Pacific area is the one to experience the earliest effects of it, with increased activities in severe weather and stronger storms...

 

NDRRMC Situation Report on the effects of the typhoon Yolanda, November 16, 2013 (8:00 a.m.)

From the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

CASUALTIES
•3,633 dead
•12,487 injured
•1,179 missing

NUMBER OF AFFECTED AREAS

9,303 barangays in 44 provinces, 536 municipalities and 55 cities of Regions IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI and CARAGA.

EVACUATION CENTERS

A total of 86,909 families (422,290 persons) are being served inside 1,142 evacuation centers.

DAMAGED HOUSES

The number of damaged houses increased to 287,199 houses (160,831 totally / 126,368 partially) in the affected provinces.

ROADS

As of 6:00 PM, 13 November 2013 all bridges and roads that were previously affected are now passable.

AIRPORTS

Operations in Tacloban airport are still limited.

As of Nov 13, all airports under CAAP control are now operational.

COST OF DAMAGE

A total of P9,460,240,222.13 worth of damages (P371,058,761.13 to infrastructure and P9,089,181,461.00 to agriculture) were reported in Regions IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII and CARAGA.

A total of 155,366 hectares of agricultural land planted with rice (86,192 has), corn (14,207 has) and high value crops (54,967 has) were affected in Regions IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, and CARAGA and the estimated production loss was P7,742,203,861.00 or 236,938 metric tons. Rice was the hardest hit with Region VIII ranking no. 1 (74,213 has) followed by Region VII (7,865 has)

Agricultural production losses amounted to P2,412,653,276.00 for rice; P226,986,542.00 for corn, P1,967,979,332.00 for high value crops; P2,079,107,275.00 for livestock and P1,055,477,436.00 for fisheries.

Damage to livestock, fisheries and irrigation facilities and infrastructure amounted to P1,346,977,600.00

POWER INTERRUPTIONS

Power outage is being experienced on various areas in the following provinces:
•Palawan (4 towns unrestored)
•Mindoro (1 town unrestored)
•Masbate (4 towns unrestored)
•Aklan (18 towns unrestored)
•Antique (7 towns unrestored)
•Capiz (21 towns unrestored)
•Iloilo (15 towns unrestored)
•Negros Occidental (6 towns unrestored)
•Cebu (11 towns unrestored)
•Bohol (37 towns unrestored)
•Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar

Based on NGCP’s latest inspection, 566 transmission towers and poles are either leaning or toppled and 7 substations are affected which remained unenergized

COMMUNICATIONS
“Libreng Tawag” of Globe Telecom was set up at a Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City.

As of 14 November 2013, Globe Sun Cellular, Smart and Talk N’ Text Services have been restored in the following provinces:


Smart and Sun

Globe


Province

% with service

% with service

Aklan
83%

11%

Antique
94%

56%

Biliran
38%

0%

Bohol
100%

92%

Capiz
65%

18%

Cebu
100%

85%

Eastern Samar
14%

0%

Guimaras
100%

80%

Iloilo
91%

64%

Leyte
53%

9%

Negros Occidental
94%

97%

Negros Oriental
100%

96%

Northern Samar
95%

25%

Samar (Western Samar)
81%

29%

Southern Leyte
100%

65%

Total
84%

56%WATER SUPPLY

Some LGUs in Capiz and Iloilo, and the Municipality of Barbaza, Antique do not have water supplies.

STATE OF CALAMITY

Presidential Proclamation No.682 dated 11 November 2013, Declaring A State of National Calamity in Samar provinces, Leyte, Cebu, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, and Palawan.

COST OF ASSISTANCE

A total of P85,271,677.02 worth of relief assistance was provided to affected families in Regions IV-A IV-B, V, VI, VII, VII, X, XI and CARAGA
•DSWD (P36,095,827.10)
•DOH (P8,330,062.30)
•LGUs (P36,511,114.33)
•NGOs (P4,334,673.29)

PREPOSITIONED AND DEPLOYED ASSETS

A total of 18,221 personnel, 844 vehicles, 44 seacraft, 31 aircraft and other assets / equipment from national and local agencies, responders and volunteer organizations were prepositioned and deployed to strategic areas to facilitate response operations.

ndrrmc.gov.ph

NDRRMC Situation Report on the effects of the typhoon Yolanda, November 16, 2013 (8:00 a.m.) | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines

 

This is worth reposting IMO--the Manila end of the relief operation:

Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Survivors Landing at Villamor Air Base | When In Manila

 

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) launched the Foreign Aid Transparency Hub (FAiTH) website on Monday.


This website allows the public to monitor the amount of foreign assistance pouring into the country following the onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda.

BDM Secretary Florencio Abad presented the new FAiTH website in a televised press conference.

“We believe that world countries, humanitarian organizations and civil society groups want the very same things that this Administration is working for: transparency and accountability in the use of funds, especially those that are meant to bring relief and urgent assistance to the victims of calamities,” Abad said.

In a separate statement, President Benigno Aquino III said, “Ultimately, FAiTH is more than a hub of information: it is an expression of appreciation for the kindness of all those who stand in solidarity with our countrymen

http://www.gov.ph/faith/full-report/