TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Althea Mustacisa was born three days ago in the aftermath of the killer typhoon that razed the eastern Philippines. And for every one of those three days, she has struggled to live. But she has clung to life because her parents have been pushing oxygen into her tiny body with a […]
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Catholic churches holding collections to help typhoon victims
PORTLAND — Maine Catholic churches will hold special collections to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines on Saturday. During all Masses this weekend, special prayers for the typhoon victims, their families and the relief efforts will be offered, Bishop Richard J. Malone, apostolic administrator for the Diocese of Portland, said Wednesday. In […]
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Desperate survivors seek to flee typhoon zone
TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of typhoon survivors swarmed the airport here on Tuesday seeking a flight out, but only a few hundred made it, leaving behind a shattered, rain-lashed city short of food and water and littered with countless bodies. Four days after Typhoon Haiyan struck the eastern Philippines, assistance is only just beginning […]
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As many as 10,000 killed by typhoon in Philippines
TACLOBAN, Philippines — Rescuers faced blocked roads and damaged airports on Monday as they raced to deliver desperately needed tents, food and medicines to the typhoon-devastated eastern Philippines where thousands are believed dead. Three days after the Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the region, the full scale of the disaster — the biggest faced by the Philippines […]
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Over 100 dead in typhoon onslaught in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One of the strongest storms on record has killed more than 100 people and injured another 100 in the central Philippines before sweeping west toward Vietnam on Saturday, still packing destructive winds capable of blowing away houses and uprooting trees. Capt. John Andrews, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority […]