Pray for us...

Been hearing about this on the news all morning and it sounds horrendous... stay safe.

Stay safe and get through this. It does sound like a horrible monster.

Keep your head at all costs, even if you are scared crapless.............

Strength and courage to you.

Be safe! I'll be thinking about you and sending positive thoughts your way.

It does look very bad over there. It may be the strongest storm that the earth has had on record. I have been to the Philippines many and my thoughts are with you and the people there.

I pray the storm weakens fast.

I hope a fundraiser is set-up for Super Typhoon Haiyan victims on Warriorforum.

The storm has subsided a bit here. Last night was the most disturbing. The rains were light but the winds were so fierce like no other. I really thought our roof was going to get ripped off and had a restless sleep last night because of it.

And this is just in Manila which isn't directly hit by the storm. I can't imagine how terrible it must be for those living in the provinces where this typhoon made landfall. Thoughts and prayers to our fellowmen.

You keep safe Adie. I heard it's now exiting PH. We should be out of the woods soon hopefully.

Anyone from the Philippines in contact here right now? What's going on down there? I heard 10,000 dead? Check in if you live down there.

I am praying now

Hope you are fine. You are in our prayers.

My thoughts and best wishes are for anyone in the path of this storm.

The reports I've heard are that in some areas the storm surge was 50 ft high. That's horrific, if true.

Hope Adie is OK and we hear from him. Horrific storm.

Oh God - I just saw the Manila news. This is really sick.

Philippine typhoon death toll could reach 10,000 | Manila Bulletin | Latest Breaking News | News Philippines

I just finished watching the local news here in Manila and the videos I've seen are beyond terrible. The destruction was on a massive scale. Not just establishments and fields - but entire cities. Trees were uprooted and scattered, buildings were completely smashed beyond repair. Even evacuation centers were badly damaged to provide refuge. Airports were reduced to skeletal remains and a chopper nearby has been toppled over.

I've been reading here on the Internet that the death toll is estimated to be 10,000. That is indeed too much and I don't want to believe it. But the local news says thousands of bodies have already been found lying on the streets and more are expected to be found under the debris.

There's no official fatality rate yet considering there are still areas where rescue teams haven't reached yet because the roads are blocked with landslides, debris and fallen trees.

People in these unreached areas are starving. They've lost families and homes. Now they're wandering in a complete wasteland, not knowing where to go, just anywhere where they can find food and a safe place to sleep. Children are getting sick and some patients in the hospitals that managed to stay whole died because there's no electricity to sustain the medical equipment.

With power out and mobile services down, survivors are sending their messages to families with the help of the news team, grievously reporting the death of their other loved ones on TV. It's so painful to see all this.

There are no power lines, food, clean water. Nothing. Officials said it would take at least 2 months to get the power lines restored and God knows how longer it would take to clear the mountains of debris and trees. I just hope these people are reached by relief teams soon so they can eat.

I also hope we hear from Adie soon. His location says 'City of Smiles'. That's the tagline of Bacolod -- one of the provinces here in Philippines. If I'm right that Adie is from Bacolod, then he's in one of those areas badly affected by this monster typhoon.

Oh. Gosh.

Philippines is on state of national calamity right now. We've been shaken up, washed up and blown over in the last couple of months. A 7.2 magnitude quake has hit one province here last month and before it could get back on its feet, this mammoth typhoon has again ravaged thousands of homes and lives. :'(

We appreciate the concerns and donations that will come our way, fellow warriors. Every single donation counts, no matter how small.

This is one of the hard parts of a global website - most of us wouldn't know anyone from the area hit - the storm wouldn't be so close and personal to most of us. But there's someone we've been sharing with for years in there and we don't know what's happened. It makes things real.....but not in a comfortable way.

Hope you and yours made it through okay Adie. Looking forward to the post that says you made it through.

Vienn - which charity down there does the best work for you folks? Many are going to want to donate - but we want the funds to go where we want them to go......to the people. If you can tell us the best organization to donate to right now, I (and probably others) will appreciate it greatly.

That's a horrible storm but some of those places people lived were just waiting to get wiped out, the homes on sandbars are just asking for trouble.

Reminds me of the million dollar homes built on the sandbars off the coast of North Carolina, just a matter of time before they get swept out into the ocean. It's happened plenty of times over the years. I bet their homeowners insurance is out of this world.

I am a non believer so I am not going to pray...
But I wish you all the best. Please stay save!

stay safe you and your family

The death toll for this tragedy is rising. For those people who did survive the storm, another problem looms over the horizon. They are left homeless and penniless, everything they owned are gone. Some families lost more than their material possessions with their loved ones dying or are already dead due to the typhoon. Many of these people are now left exposed to the elements as they try to pick up the pieces of what is left to them and start anew. Fear of cases of diarrhoea and other medical conditions rising is another concern many people are thinking of.

Keep safe Adie.

I was in Palawan recently and loved it.

Sad to hear about what the storm did there also.

thought I might post this in case anyone wants to help out ...I always donate to the Salvation Army, not as a religion , as an administrator of funds ...they spend like 95% of donations on the actual victims...
anyway , here is the contact info ...
Donations by check (designate “Typhoon Haiyan”) can be mailed to:
Salvation Army World Service Office
International Relief Fund
P.O. Box 418558
Boston, MA 02241-8558

Text to give:

Text TYPHOON to 80888 and reply YES to confirm your $10 donation.

online direct
https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/typhoonhaiyan

Stay strong Adie & I am praying for the faster relief operations there.

Glad to know Adie is okay.

I really love this graphic posted by Louie in another thread. I think this perfectly describes our sentiment towards all the nations extending help.





To all the corporate bodies and individuals who are reaching out, we're very grateful. Thank you guys. You rock!

From what I've seen in pics, Adie is very lucky to be able to get online at all. I'm thinking the time allotment is probably extremely tight right now so we might not hear too much for awhile. I'm sure once he gets a line again that he can sit on for awhile, he'll be ready to tell us all about it.

May God truly Keep You and Protect you Addie!
we will do or best to Donate!