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Super Typhoon Haiyan is weakening over southern China, after cutting a path through the Southwest Pacific and into Vietnam and leaving as many as 10,000 people dead.
Haiyan arrived in the Philippines on November 7, 2013, boasting 190-195 mph sustained winds — equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane — and temporary gusts of up to 235 mph. The sustained winds were stronger than all but three tropical cyclones in world history, and stronger than any other tropical cyclone that’s ever made landfall. (“Hurricane,” “typhoon” and “cyclone” are all different regional names for the same weather phenomenon.) An average of 20 typhoons hit the Philippines every year, and individual storms have killed over one thousand in the past.
According to USA Today, the Philippine military confirmed that nearly 1,000 in the country had been killed. But communication and transportation infrastructure across the Philippines’ 7,000 islands has been decimated, making a full assessment of the damage and the need for food, water, and medical attention impossible. Philippine officials said the death toll could top 10,000 before it’s all over.
“There are too many people dead,” Richard Gordon, chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, told CNN. “We have bodies in the water, bodies on the bridges, bodies on the side of the road.”
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Story: http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/11/11/2922731/haiyan-philippines-aftermath/