Just
last week Visayas was hit by typhoon Yolanda, the strongest storm that
hit the world in history, even stronger than hurricane Katrina that killed
thousand lives in United States of America on 2005. Hurricane Katrina had strength
of 205 kilometers per hour with 1,833 plus casualties while Typhoon Haiyan
(Yolanda) had a fierce force of 315 kilometers per hour sustaining 11,000
fatalities and still counting! Few days before it happened, people of the
Visayas region were warned by the PAG-ASA of the threat of heavy rain fall,
flash floods, landslides and storm surge. The latter part was not clearly emphasized;
people from Tacloban City expected only a rise of the sea level but not a
TSUNAMI of so some kind. Everything in Leyte, Bantayan, Eastern Samar and
Tacloban City were thoroughly washed off!
Primary structures, distinguished
establishments, historical landmarks, public places and utilities, hospitals
and government offices were completely vanished! Corpse were scattered
everywhere! Literally everywhere, bodies on the shore, roads, buildings, even
smashed by debris and fallen structures! The pass on of the reliever is really
slow! THEY NEED HELP! They struggle for food and water. They are not looters as
what others name them, because if they were, they would have sneaked in to
factories and buildings for their own good but they went beyond their limits to
feed their families and keep them alive. They merely had no choice.
Social media has been flooded with hate
massages blaming the government for being corrupt, taking advantage of the
situation, asking taxes to foreign military and first aid responders for the
relief goods to be handed over to the people. It shouldn't be that way. The
United Nations are freely extending their help, Filipino's should be thankful
for that alone. THEY NEED HELP, a lot of them are very hungry, utterly
helpless, barely breathing and at snail's pace of dying! Thousands are badly
injured, totally damaged and deeply traumatized! Many lives were lost and
children's future is at stake. Could you just imagine how they sleep at night
with an empty stomach, aching wounds and broken hearts while lying beside the
dead body of their loved ones? It's terribly horrifying!
Yes, Help has arrived with the aid of all
of the countries sending their love and helping hands to assist the Filipino's
but it will take time, a long time to restore what has been destroyed or maybe
it will never be restored. I pray that the Philippines will be healed. Step
aside the political issues and everyone should work unitedly to reach a common
goal. THEY NEED HELP to uplift their spirits to keep them going, so I say
instead of posting pictures of dead people and complaining of corrupt
government, I encourage everyone to donate and do relief campaigns and
restoration programs, little by little it can be done. Remember, nobody wanted
this to happen. Nobody!
#justssaying #curatchingchinguy
