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Re: Haikuman - Philippines Updates - haikuman - 11-14-2013
Supplies and Aid Stranded in Matnog ~!~
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/philippines/we-drove-amid-the-dead-bodies-typhoon-haiyan-survivors-in-philippines-1.1254896?utm_content=1.1254896&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=We_drove_amid_the_dead_bodies:_Typhoon_Haiyan_survivors_in_Philippines&localLinksEnabled=false&utm_term=Most_viewed_RSS_
Stuck: The queue of lorries with supplies stuck in Matnog, runs for several kilometers
For two days the Roas and a convoy of the well-heeled survivors have been driving through felled trees, twisted power cables and electric posts and dead bodies – in Leyte and Samar to reach Allen, a port city which is connected to Matnog via ferry.
“The natural disaster … has become a man-made disaster. Everyone, including the government, was overwhelmed. Sadly, even after five days relief goods are nowhere – in our town and the neighbouring towns I know,” said the 46-year old government official.
There’s still a long line of vehicles overloaded with people who have fled the typhoon’s aftermath, waiting on Samar side, he said.
His mother Editha, 68, believes their hometown was shielded by a mountain that stands between Guian and Tanauan – two of the worst hit towns.
Bottleneck
President Benigno Aquino III said most of the roads are already passable, but the Roas and Advincula said food, water and medicines are not getting to where they’re most needed.
Local radio reported there’s only one truck to deliver relief goods in 138 Barangays (villages) of Leyte, the province hit hardest by the storm surge.
“Out of the 12 roll-on-roll-off ferries plying the Matnog-Allen route, only eight are now working, as four had been dry docked,” according to Carol Mendi, head of the local port authority in Matnog.
Re: Haikuman - Philippines Updates - Speedy - 11-14-2013
haikuman wrote:
“Out of the 12 roll-on-roll-off ferries plying the Matnog-Allen route, only eight are now working, as four had been dry docked,” according to Carol Mendi, head of the local port authority in Matnog.
The government should commandeer a few from here and there where there is little damage.
Re: Haikuman - Philippines Updates - haikuman - 11-14-2013
Speedy wrote:
[quote=haikuman]
“Out of the 12 roll-on-roll-off ferries plying the Matnog-Allen route, only eight are now working, as four had been dry docked,” according to Carol Mendi, head of the local port authority in Matnog.
The government should commandeer a few from here and there where there is little damage.
And perhaps they should make sure that several are targeted for the supply trucks only to
deliver food, water, medicine and fuel to the areas that have seen no assistance at all.
Re: Haikuman - Philippines Updates - dmann - 11-14-2013
There is a Filipino cultural center very near my house in Chicago (Rizal Center.) They coordinated a huge relief effort over the past few days and a container was scheduled to leave last night. However, the volunteers working the collection site have started to worry that the donated goods won't reach the intended areas because of problems outlined above.
DM
Re: Haikuman - Philippines Updates - haikuman - 11-14-2013
dmann wrote:
There is a Filipino cultural center very near my house in Chicago (Rizal Center.) They coordinated a huge relief effort over the past few days and a container was scheduled to leave last night. However, the volunteers working the collection site have started to worry that the donated goods won't reach the intended areas because of problems outlined above.
DM
You are right dmann Filipinos around the Globe have rallied to help and support their families in the Central Philippines and Visayas
It is likely a double edged sword for the Philippine Government as the Philippine track record
for Ferry disasters is notoriously dangerous to put it mildly.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/467633/history-of-ferry-disasters-in-the-philippines
History of ferry disasters in the Philippines
Agence France-Presse
2:11 pm | Saturday, August 17th, 2013
MANILA, Philippines—The sinking of a ferry following a collision with a cargo ship is the latest of many deadly accidents to have plagued the Philippines’ sea transport industry.
Inter-island ferries are one of the main forms of transport for millions of Filipinos across the archipelago, mainly because they are cheaper than air travel.
However, bad weather, particularly during the typhoon season, as well as poor maintenance, overloading of vessels and lax enforcement of safety regulations have led to many disasters.
Here is a list of major accidents in the Philippines over the past three decades:
August 16, 2013: At least 26 people are confirmed dead and 215 others are missing after the passenger ferry St Thomas Aquinas collides with a cargo vessel near the port of Cebu.
June 14, 2013: Seven people are killed when the Lady of Mount Carmel ferry mysteriously sinks near the central island of Masbate.
June 12, 2012: A storm capsizes a wooden-hulled ferry off the Coast of Palawan Island, killing at least seven.
December 26, 2009: At least six people are confirmed dead and 44 go missing after ferry MV Baleno-9 sinks.
December 24, 2009: Four people are confirmed dead with 23 missing after the wooden-hulled Catalyn B with 73 people on board collides with a fishing vessel at the mouth of Manila Bay.
September 6, 2009: Nine people are killed after the Superferry 9 tilts sharply and then sinks near the southern city of Zamboanga.
May 2009: Wooden-hulled Commander 6 cracks open and sinks just south of Manila, leaving 12 dead.
December 2008: The ferry Maejan capsizes off the northern Philippines, leaving 30 dead.
November 2008: Don Dexter Kathleen, a small wooden-hulled ferry, capsizes in freak winds off the central island of Masbate, leaving 42 dead.
June 2008: The Princess of the Stars ferry sails into a typhoon and tips over near the Coast of Sibuyan Island. Of the 850 on board, only 57 survive.
February 2004: Islamist militants firebomb the Superferry 14 near Manila Bay, leaving 116 dead.
April 2000: The cargo vessel Anahanda, overloaded with passengers, sinks off the southern island of Jolo. About 100 of the estimated 150 people on board die.
September 1998: The Princess of the Orient ferry sinks off Batangas City south of Manila. About 150 die.
December 1994: A Singaporean freighter hits the ferry Cebu City in Manila Bay, leaving about 140 dead.
October 1988: The Dona Marilyn ferry sinks off the central island of Leyte, leaving more than 250 dead.
December 1987: The Dona Paz ferry collides with an oil tanker off Mindoro Island near Manila, leaving more than 4,300 dead in the world’s worst peacetime shipping disaster.
Re: Haikuman - Philippines Updates - Kraniac - 11-14-2013
Several years ago I experienced 110 mile per hour winds for about 30 seconds sustained. It devastated my parents property. The house was ok, somewhat damaged but very old trees were snapped like twigs, uprooted etc. During this 30 seconds I began to understand REAL fear.
I can only imagine what your relatives and friends are going through..Wind and water like that, sustained for hours and hours..incomprehensible even after a taste of 110mph.
Best to you and yours, Haiku. Just words and somewhat useless I know. I hope everyone there comes together and gets past the initial chaos, looting and helplessness to arrive at a point where the common good is realized and everyone works together.
Re: Haikuman - Philippines Updates - haikuman - 11-14-2013
Kraniac wrote:
Several years ago I experienced 110 mile per hour winds for about 30 seconds sustained. It devastated my parents property. The house was ok, somewhat damaged but very old trees were snapped like twigs, uprooted etc. During this 30 seconds I began to understand REAL fear.
I can only imagine what your relatives and friends are going through..Wind and water like that, sustained for hours and hours..incomprehensible even after a taste of 110mph.
Best to you and yours, Haiku. Just words and somewhat useless I know. I hope everyone there comes together and gets past the initial chaos, looting and helplessness to arrive at a point where the common good is realized and everyone works together.
Your perception and kind words are the medicine we need.
Thank you very much Kraniac *(:>*
Re: Haikuman - Philippines Updates - Spiff - 11-14-2013
Haikuman,
I've been lurking on the forum for the past few weeks, dealing with my own issues but have been thinking about you and yours, following up on the news feeds, etc. I am finally back at work, and have time to send a note of encouragement. Sounds like you are the McGiver of the Philippines, making it work whatever it takes. I love it! I am pulling for you. My wife also sends her best wishes (though she does not understand this "forum" to which I belong).
-Spiff
Re: Haikuman - Philippines Updates - haikuman - 11-14-2013
Spiff wrote:
Haikuman,
I've been lurking on the forum for the past few weeks, dealing with my own issues but have been thinking about you and yours, following up on the news feeds, etc. I am finally back at work, and have time to send a note of encouragement. Sounds like you are the McGiver of the Philippines, making it work whatever it takes. I love it! I am pulling for you. My wife also sends her best wishes (though she does not understand this "forum" to which I belong).
-Spiff
Spiff you make me smile I am happy to hear you are back to work and I am sending
a few tons of high voltage energy and a "Million Megawatt" smile back at you.
Be grateful your wife lets you post my friend *(:>*
Rudie :thumbsup:
Re: Haikuman - Philippines Updates - haikuman - 11-15-2013
The long way home *(:>*
We went to Manila today to complete some business. The journey is inundated with traffic
and about 180km RT.
While eating an early lunch Lilian's sister Nerrisa called us from the Airport in Tacloban.
She was with her husband Bando (pronounced Bondo) and their 3 year old son
Musashi.
They had plane tickets to Manila but were having difficulty getting on a plane.
I can imagine the scene as being uncivilized and not very well organized or controlled.
They just called again and all flights have stopped for the evening. They have been
informed they will be on tomorrows first flight <> Tacloban to Manila. Then a car here.
None of us have heard from Lilian's parents still/yet since November 8 as perviously reported.
We got up at 4:00 a.m. Asian Pacific Time, it is now 6:54 p.m.
I need a shower and something strong.
I will post more later or tomorrow.
:argh: I am feeling like toast,
Rudie *(:>*