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MaGraham
Anyone heard from Carefree?
09 November 2013, 10:05
I have no idea if he's in the area hit by the typhoon but this is what the news is saying: "Philippine Red Cross tells Reuters that early estimates put the death toll at 1,000 in one coastal city alone after one of the most powerful typhoons on record devastates the country."
[praying]
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Webbo
09 November 2013, 13:04
Heck, heard the news reports but only just realised he's in that area of the world Hope he's okay
MaGraham
09 November 2013, 15:37
It sure is scary to read that this might possibly be the most powerful typhoon ever to hit land!
"The strongest typhoon in the world this year and possibly the most powerful ever to hit land smashed into the Philippines on Friday, forcing more than a million people to flee, flooding villages and raising fears of widespread casualties. . .unconfirmed estimates of at least 1,200 dead."
If Carefree is okay, and has power, hopefully we'll hear from him soon!
MaGraham
09 November 2013, 20:55
Oh my! This is really scary!
"A Philippine senior regional police official says that the death toll after one of the most powerful typhoons on record hits the country could reach 10,000, according to the Associated Press."
We have some prayer warriors who are praying for everyone affected by this.
Carefree
10 November 2013, 02:29
The satellite system recorded wind speeds of 235 mph at landfall, but the worst of the typhoon went about 90 miles south of us. The waves coming ashore were more than 70 feet high at places, with the average home in that area under 10 feet tall. The death toll is officially over 10,000 now. Had it gone through this area, the deaths could have exceeded 1 million (there are more than 19 million in the greater Manila area, many of whom are barely above sea level). My condo is on the 4th floor of a modern, guarded building; so even had I been at home, I would have been alright.
MaGraham
10 November 2013, 04:17
Originally posted by Carefree The satellite system recorded wind speeds of 235 mph at landfall, but the worst of the typhoon went about 90 miles south of us. The waves coming ashore were more than 70 feet high at places, with the average home in that area under 10 feet tall. The death toll is officially over 10,000 now. Had it gone through this area, the deaths could have exceeded 1 million (there are more than 19 million in the greater Manila area, many of whom are barely above sea level). My condo is on the 4th floor of a modern, guarded building; so even had I been at home, I would have been alright.
The death toll is now officially over 10,000! Oh my!
I can't imagine that, Carefree!
Thank God you are okay!!
Prayers for those affected by this, the victim's families, the healthcare workers, the rescue workers, the cleanup crews, etc. will continue to be in our prayers.
Again, so glad you are okay, Carefree!
Carefree
10 November 2013, 04:42
They just announced that another 2000+ are missing from another island here. So the toll will likely exceed 12000 now.
MaGraham
10 November 2013, 09:53
Oh my, Carefree! I am sharing this with my prayer warrior friends.
I just read this below on a news website. How heart-wrenching!
In Tacloban, population 200,000, the increasingly desperate search for food and water has led to looting. National police and the military sent reinforcements to the city Sunday to prevent such thefts. News video showed people breaking into grocery stores and cash machines in the city, where there had been little evidence of authority since midday Friday.
Another desperate scene played out in the city's only functioning hospital. Doctors couldn't admit any more wounded victims -- there wasn't enough room. Some of the injured lay in the hospital's cramped hallways seeking treatment.
"We haven't anything left to help people with," one of the doctors said. "We have to get supplies in immediately."
richfed
10 November 2013, 12:07
Carefree -- happy to hear that you are OK. I have a friend in the Philippines. He lives in Puerto Princesa and he's been silent. I'm hoping it's just power issues and the like. Is that city anywhere near the main brunt of the storm?
golfmann
10 November 2013, 16:00
The Philippines typhoon is another PERFECT example of why a semi-decommissioned aircraft carrier is a perfect "tool" to be nearing there at top speed at this time.
Food, shelter, UNLIMITED power, unlimited fresh water, communications and rescue by helicopter ambulances on board for deployment. Staffed with doctors, a full hospital, carpenters, heavy machinery and on and on.
WHY LORD is there not such a vessel with all our wealth in this world steaming towards the Philippines?
Paint it white...
Glad it missed you Carefree...
I am sad for those it didn't
Carefree
10 November 2013, 16:55
Originally posted by richfed Carefree -- happy to hear that you are OK. I have a friend in the Philippines. He lives in Puerto Princesa and he's been silent. I'm hoping it's just power issues and the like. Is that city anywhere near the main brunt of the storm?
Puerto Princessa was in the direct path, yes.
Panhandler
10 November 2013, 20:37
This is a monumental event.
How can those affected can recover?
I'm afraid for those living there. . .the near future looks scary!
Davio
10 November 2013, 21:39
They will rebuild. Just depends on how quickly the rest of the world comes to their aid.
I see news reports that C130 aircrafts have already landed there carrying relief items.
I am just saddened by the lives lost. So many. :(
I still remember surviving a CAT 5 hurricane/typhoon here in the Caribbean. Hurricane Gilbert. Very very scary.
MaGraham
11 November 2013, 00:20
Carefree, when you feel up to it and have time, could you please update us on this regularly?
I trust your updates more than I trust those we are getting from the news media!
I'll check back when time permits.
Sooo many are praying and will continue. . .
Carefree
11 November 2013, 01:44
Will do. Mostly repeated news bites lately. Everyone's waiting for "hard" news from the affected areas. Hearing of various amounts being "pledged" by different embassies and governments. The cheapest, so far, is the amount from the USA. Embarrassing.
HuwR
11 November 2013, 06:19
Glad to hear you are OK Carefree
Webbo
11 November 2013, 14:49
Here's some links for people trying to find friends and family:
Another typhoon will pass appx 10 km south of the path of super typhoon Haiyan, arriving this afternoon. This will be the third natural disaster to hit there in less than 30 days. The rain has already begun falling there and they anticipate an additional 8 inches or more through Tacloban.
MaGraham
12 November 2013, 01:46
Originally posted by Carefree Another typhoon will pass appx 10 km south of the path of super typhoon Haiyan, arriving this afternoon. This will be the third natural disaster to hit there in less than 30 days. The rain has already begun falling there and they anticipate an additional 8 inches or more through Tacloban.
OH MY!
Are they expecting this to be as bad, Carefree?
Praying. . .
Carefree
12 November 2013, 04:05
No. Haiyan was the strongest storm ever recorded; this one barely qualifies as a typhoon. The problem is that Haiyan already destroyed everything and this one will not give them time to begin recovery.
MaGraham
14 November 2013, 22:21
What's the latest, Carefree?
I don't have cable TV. . .
Carefree
15 November 2013, 08:40
So far, confirmed dead about 4500. More than 8000 still missing. They are burying bodies in mass graves of 1000 each.
MaGraham
15 November 2013, 21:11
Oh my! OH MY!! I had not heard any of this, Carefree!
How horrible! My mind won't even go there!
I've had to go out of town for a couple of days so my time online has been very limited and so has my Internet connection.
Prayers continue. . .
Doug G
17 November 2013, 17:29
I'm glad you're getting through this, carefree. I have many fond memories of USN time spent in the Phillipines, and it was sad to hear about the destruction from this storm.
Carefree
17 November 2013, 22:27
Subic Bay, Cebu, or Cubi Point, Doug? Clark is still beautiful, they cleaned up all of Pinatubo's debris. Cebu is a mess now, due to the typhoon but Subic/Cubi weren't affected.
Doug G
19 November 2013, 00:53
Originally posted by Carefree Subic Bay, Cebu, or Cubi Point, Doug? Clark is still beautiful, they cleaned up all of Pinatubo's debris. Cebu is a mess now, due to the typhoon but Subic/Cubi weren't affected.
It was back in Vietnam days, I was on a frigate homeported in Yokosuka, Japan, and we made pretty much bi-monthly trips to the gulf, and always stopped in Subic for a couple days each way. We'd pick up a helo crew & some others that were based there at Cubi (one of our ship's main functions was SAR, but they apparently didn't want us steaming to and from Japan with a Helo on the helo deck).
I also got to spend a couple days in the transient motel at Clark when I'd gotten transferred and was waiting for a MATS hop to Tokyo.
Anyway, for nearly two years we had that schedule, I was feeling like the area around Subic was just another home :) \
Davio
19 November 2013, 06:12
*could sit and listen to Doug's stories all day*
Carefree
20 November 2013, 04:08
Was at Clark when Pinatubo erupted in 91. During my career, actually nine different locations had natural disasters while I was assigned to them. Got the impression that Mother Earth and I just weren't meant to get along. Since while I was at Minot ND, they had a seven-month long flood and since the world's most powerful storm on record hit here while I was here, it seems the streak hasn't ended.
AnonJr
20 November 2013, 09:47
Originally posted by Davio *could sit and listen to Doug's stories all day*
Ditto
Doug G
20 November 2013, 13:55
Watch out, I have lots of sea stories ...
Carefree
21 November 2013, 00:53
Know the difference between a war/sea story and a fairytale?
A fairytale starts out "Once upon a time ..."
A war/sea story starts out "No sh!t, guys, this really happened ..."
Doug G
21 November 2013, 18:48
Well, us Navy guys always thought Sea Stories started with "This ain't no **** .." with no disclaimer that anything REALLY happened. :)
I recall Japan fondly. I never seemed to get anyone else from the ship to explore the countryside and ended up taking lots of train rides by myself. My first weekend trip to a city on the western coast of Japan, (Niigata, a few hours by train from Tokyo), taught me the word for bathroom in Japanese, as in relieving oneself. I was checking into a hotel there by myself, a non-Japanese speaker, and when I asked the clerk "where's the bathroom" for the next 30 minutes or so I was shown every bathing facility in the hotel, from the large communal bath to some really ritzy private bathing rooms. The guy must have thought I was finding their hotel lacking when I kept saying "No, No". Finally I got the message across, and the guy almost hollered "Oh, O-Benjo!!!" and showed me to the proper facility.
We parted very much friends the next day, and I was sorry I had to catch a train back to Yokosuka.
Carefree
21 November 2013, 21:27
I had a language professor at Johannes Gutenberg Universität in Mainz, who said the first thing one learns when traveling internationally is "Where is the bathroom?". Next are the curse words, because when you find it, the door is locked.
Doug G
23 November 2013, 18:17
Originally posted by Carefree I had a language professor at Johannes Gutenberg Universität in Mainz, who said the first thing one learns when traveling internationally is "Where is the bathroom?". Next are the curse words, because when you find it, the door is locked.
Panhandler
29 November 2013, 12:41
Originally posted by Carefree I had a language professor at Johannes Gutenberg Universität in Mainz, who said the first thing one learns when traveling internationally is "Where is the bathroom?". Next are the curse words, because when you find it, the door is locked.
