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>> TONIGHT. IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
>> "FOOD TO EAT - WE WANT."
>> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
TYPHOON SURVIVORS STILL
WITHOUT LIFE'S BASIC
NECESSITIES.
BAD WEATHER AND STORM DEBRIS
BLOCKING RELIEF SUPPLIES.
AN AMERICAN GENERAL SAYING
TIME IS FAST RUNNING OUT.
ONE WEEK.
MARINE CORPS GENERAL PAUL
KENNEDY AFTER THAT IT WILL
BE TOO LATE TO HELP THE
VICTIMS OF TYPHOON HAITAN.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS AT
LEAST TWO AMERICANS ARE
AMONG THE DEAD.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE
PHILIPPINES HAS LOWERED THE
ESTIMATED DEATH TOLL FROM
10=THOUSAND TO 25=HUNDRED.
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
AFFECTED BY THE STORM IS
NOW PUT AS HIGH AS 11
MILLION.
CATHERINE HEENAN SHOWS US
WHAT THEY ARE FACING
TONIGHT.
>> AID IS POURING IN FROM
THE U=S AND DOZENS OF
COUNTRIES, BUT THE CHALLENGE
IS GETTING IT TO THE
MILLIONS FACING A FIFTH DAY
WITHOUT ADEQUATE FOOD,
WATER, FUEL AND SHELTER.
>>
FROM THE AIR, RELIEF WORKERS
CAN SEE THE FULL EXTENT OF
THE DISASTER.
WHAT MAY BE THE STRONGEST
TYPHOON EVER RECORDED
SMASHED HOMES, BUSINESSES,
EVEN THE SHELTERS SET UP AS
REFUGES.
>> "IT WAS ALL DEAD.
COLLAPSED. ALL OF OUR
BUILDINGS, ALL OF OUR
EVACUATION CENTERS
COLLAPSED."
>> THE STORM FIRST MADE
LANDFALL HERE, IN THE TOWN
OF GHEE=AHN'.
>> "I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO
START. IF YOU WILL TAKE A
LOOK ABOUT OUR MUNICIPALITY,
IT WAS TOTALLY HIT, TOTAL
DAMAGE - 100% DAMAGED."
>> OF THE ROUGHLY 50-
THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN
ALMOST EVERYONE IS HOMELESS,
THIRSTY AND HUNGRY.
>> "THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF
FOOD, TENTS, EVERYTHING,
EVERYTHING IS GONE. SO WE
NEED HELP."
>> IN ALL, MORE THAN
17=HUNDRED BODIES HAVE BEEN
RECOVERED.
THIS WOMAN SAVED HER SON,
BUT LOST HER HUSBAND,
>> "ALL I HEAR MANY PEOPLE
CRY. MANY PEOPLE CRYING.
MANY PEOPLE SAY 'HELP
HELP.'"
>> THROUGH HIS TEARS, ONE
MAN TRIES TO GET WORD TO HIS
FAMILY THAT HIS DAUGHTER IS
DEAD. "PLEASE FORGIVE ME,"
HE SAYS, "I COULDN'T SAVE
HER."
>> SURVIVORS IN THE PORT
CITY OF TAH=KLOBAN COVER
THEIR NOSES.
THE ARE IS FULL OF EVIDENCE
THAT THE TOLL WILL GO
HIGHER.
>> "WE CAN NOW ONLY SEARCH
MORE.WITH SOME SMELL, WITH
THE SMELL, BECAUSE A LOT OF
BODIES WERE MIXED UP WITH
ALL THE RUBBLE AND ALL THE
DEBRIS."
>> THE PENINSULA- BASED
CHARITY 'PROJECT PEARL'. IS
ALSO ORGANIZING
AN AID DRIVE FOR THE VICTIMS
OF TYPHOON HAIYAN.
******
DONATIONS OF NEW UNOPENED,
NON- PERISHABLE ITEMS, SUCH
AS CANNED
GOODS AND OTHER SUPPLIES.
WERE BEING ACCEPTED HERE AT
SAN JOSE STATE
UNIVERSITY THIS AFTERNOON.
AT LEAST FIVE CAMPUS- BASED
ORGANIZATIONS TOOK PART IN
THE DRIVE, AS
PEOPLE LIKE FREDDIE HEIDLER.
DROVE UP FROM MORGAN HILL.
WITH A LOAD OF TOILET PAPER
AFTER SEEING IMAGES OF THE
DEVASTATION.
>> YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN
SOMETHING LIKE THIS WILL
HAPPEN. IT IS JUST A
CATASTROPHE. IT IS A LOT TO
BE THANKFUL FOR. WE'RE VERY
FORTUNATE HERE IN AMERICA
TOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GIVE
BACK TO OTHER PARTS OF THE
WORLD.
>> THE STUDENTS SPENT THREE
HOURS ON THE JOB, TAKING IN
DONATIONS INCLUDING CANNED
GOODS AND LOTS OF
TOILETRIES, SUCH AS SOAP,
FEMININE PRODUCTS. AND
INFANT SUPPLIES. LIKE
DIAPERS AND FORMULA.
>> AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO
HELP THE TYPHOON RELIEF
EFFORT.
VISIT OUR WEB PAGE -- KRON-4
DOT COM. WE'VE POSTED LINKS
TO HOW YOU CAN HELP.
AND REMEMBER.
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