Super Typhoon Haiyan, which is “one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever observed,” will hit the Philippines in a few hours. It is currently 500 miles across, reaching wind speeds of 195mph, with gusts up to 235 mph.
"Haiyan will move over the many islands of the central Philippines over
the next 18 hours before exiting into the South China Sea overnight
Friday into Saturday. Haiyan will weaken slightly as the storm crosses
land, but forecasters with the Philippine weather agency, Pagasa,
predict that it will maintain super typhoon intensity throughout its
passage of the islands." - Jethro Mullen, CNN
Our Disaster response team has been activated, and are monitoring the situation. We will provide updates as the
situation progresses.
Our international relief partners like Save the Children, CARE, Catholic Relief
Services and Children International are also making preparations and deploying their disaster response teams.
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Additional information on Needs will be posted as the
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