by Corentin
One week after typhoon Haiyan, aid is starting to arrive in the Philippines. However it will take a long time to repair this week of wait. People who survived, had almost no food and water during one week, they also will need time to recover a good health.
Today in the city of Tacloban, victims of the disaster were waiting for help. A boy said, he was here because he has nothing to eat, but nothing happened. They hopped Navy give them what they need. But at noon, it was clear, nothing will come today. There, people are very desperate.
Confirmed dead increased to 3621, but this figure will raise in next days.
Americans helped the first province which was destroyed, in Tacloban and Guiuan. They brought supplies to local population from an aircraft carrier. They are helping also to search missing people.
According to Mar Roxas, the interior secretary of the Philippines, in a situation like that, not matter how fast help come, it's always too slow.
Furthermore, destroyed roads and lack of gasoline caused a slowing down in the supply of provisions.
No matter where disaster takes place, it's always like that. Poor people loose everything, and very kind western countries (especially the US because they are always everywhere before the disaster happens) come to help them. Why do they act always after disasters and (almost) never before disasters? Maybe because of the cost, which will be higher.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/11/15/245365690/wait-continues-in-the-philippines-we-have-nothing-to-eat
By Vanilla Tang
ReplyDeleteAs for me,every country should depend on themselves rather than other countries.As old saying goes,while the grass grows the horse starves.
by Bahareh
ReplyDeleteI watched the related documentaries and photos. It was so sad to see them in this much pain and disaster. Hope they find their peace and comfort as soon as possible along the international aids.