'Ondoy' leaves 95 dead, 247,555 affected by floods

[Win2Win]

pTropical storm ldquo;Ondoyrdquo; (international codename: Ketsana) left the country yesterday, leaving behind a trail of 95 people dead, 29 missing, and some 247,555 affected families./p

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[GaryFifer]

pTropical storm ldquo;Ondoyrdquo; (international codename: Ketsana) left the country yesterday, leaving behind a trail of 95 people dead, 29 missing, and some 247,555 affected families./p

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That picture says a thousand words.
Barangay in Marikina City

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6126/met1hires.jpg


I wish we can raise some funds for the families there.

[bornatbirth]

i thought you guys north of the border liked to keep a few pennies in the bank?

[JimOttley]

i thought you guys north of the border liked to keep a few pennies in the bank?

Erm...... True..... Once upon a time :)

jim

[LadyJ]

I wish we can raise some funds for the families there.

I've once donated a money for Philippines through British Red Cross when the Philippines had a disaster (i think landslide) a few years back.

[aromulus]

pTropical storm ldquo;Ondoyrdquo; (international codename: Ketsana) left the country yesterday, leaving behind a trail of 95 people dead, 29 missing, and some 247,555 affected families./p

More... (http://philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=509275publicationSubCategoryId=63)

Considering the scale of the disaster, How on hearth can they state such figures with that kind of accuracy so early...???:Erm:

[LadyJ]

Considering the scale of the disaster, How on hearth can they state such figures with that kind of accuracy so early...???:Erm:

On Sky news website says 'dozens dead':NoNo: and I don't believe on that.:NoNo:

[JimOttley]

Considering the scale of the disaster, How on hearth can they state such figures with that kind of accuracy so early...???:Erm:

They can't, in my view it's all guesstimates just now, the early reports seemed to be missing areas that were definitely in trouble.


Jim

[GaryFifer]

They can't, in my view it's all guesstimates just now, the early reports seemed to be missing areas that were definitely in trouble.


Jim

Guessing to the figures they do have.Having those NSO statistics does help know where people live,but doesn't take into account travel,babies&street kids

[Troubadour]

Sadly, I think they mean, Cumulative reported death toll SO FAR!

[johncar54]

I wish we can raise some funds for the families there.

I know I am a cynic, but as with all money raised for disasters, charities etc. its sad that probably a lot of that collected will be siphoned off. In our case, as of course with many others here, we will send money to my wife's relatives, so we will know it has reached a needy family and not a greedy one.

Members of the public generally who want to help will not be so reassured when they donate to a central fund.

[GaryFifer]

I wish we can raise some funds for the families there.

I know I am a cynic, but as with all money raised for disasters, charities etc. its sad that probably a lot of that collected will be siphoned off. In our case, as of course with many others here, we will send money to my wife's relatives, so we will know it has reached a needy family and not a greedy one.

Members of the public generally who want to help will not be so reassured when they donate to a central fund.

Ok what about a Filipino UK central fund :)

[donrobert]

lets all brace our selves... two more typhoons to come...