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Yellow vs. Trouble

Franz

Good luck to you all! :thumbsup: and fingers crossed

THE UNITED NATIONS ASK(s) FOR 225 MILLION EURO IN EMERGENCY AID FOR THE PHILIPPINES "We have an action plan for food, health, sanitary conditions, shelters and removal of debris / rubble. To realize this plan about 300 million dollars are needed", says UN emergency aid coordinator Valerie Amos in Manila. So far as much as 54 million dollars has arrived. UN estimates that at least 660,000 people are homeless. Mobile network is being reconstruction. Power will not back before in 2 months. Worst hit was the island of Leyte. A few mobile networks are operative again. But power is not back for 2 months according to Energy Minister Jericho Petilla. Hundred thousands of people are waiting for aid in the disaster area. Hundred km of streets must be cleared of debris/rubble and trash. Many streets are destroyed. Washington has pledged to make 20 million dollars available. So far close to 1,750 people are confirmed dead, but in the worst-hit town Tacloban alone, more than 10,000 people have died. In an interview with CNN the Filipino president Aquino said that 2,000 to 2,500 have died rather than 10,000 due to the typhoon Haiyan (locals call it Yolanda). The president says that the authorities still have no overview of the number of deaths in 29 communities that it was impossible to reach / get in contact with. 2 armed men were killed by soldiers when they tried to rob some trucks carrying emergency aid underway to the typhoon-affected town of Tacloban. Criminals and rebels looting emergency aid have become such a big problem that thousands of soldiers are necessary in orders to prevent looting. US soldiers are clearing the airfield / airport in Tacloban so that emergency articles can be flown in also during nighttime. Both the USA and the UK have sent ships to assist in the emergency operations. Thousands of soldiers have been deployed in the clear-up operation. Sources: German ZDFtext + ARDtext, Norwegian NRK News International

Here it is a rainy day. Temps around 9 degrees C.

Ulf

Thanks for sharing your story and pictures with us - Coeurli and Ellen. And congratulations on meeting them. :thumbsup:

Robert

US AIRCRAFTS BRINGING AID TO THE PHILIPPINES US C-130 aircrafts loaded with emergency goods were Monday underway to Tacloban - the capital on the island of LEYTE - where 10,000 people are believed to have been killed in a city with normally 220,000 inhabitants and now totally destroyed. Dead bodies are lying in the streets. Local security forces are deployed to fight lootings and desperate actions in the area. The authorities fear that the death toll will increase when the worst affected communities along the coast are reached. One of them is Guiuan with 40,000 inhabitants. So far the official death toll is 942. Many died in places that should have been safe such as churches, schoools and public buildings that were destroyed. 9.5 million people have been affected and ten thousands of homes (up to 23,000) have been destroyed. 660,000 were forced to leave their homes due to the tropical storm / hurricane and are now homeless. Many foreign countries have pledged help to the Philippines, and the UN has assured of emergency assistance to the many affected by the hurricane. Emergency aid is beginning to reach the capital MANILA. It is difficult for the rescue teams and aid agencies to reach the worst hit areas because many areas / villages are cut off from the outside world with impassable roads filled with trash and debris. Hundred thousands of people are in despair waiting for food, water and medicine. Many countries - among them Norway, EU countries and the USA - are sending emergency goods to the Philippines. Many countries would like to send more but emergency funds are rather scarce due to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. The biggest aid agencies such as i.a. Red Cross are supporting the Philippines. Populations in many countries (i.a. Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany) have responded to appeals from the aid agencies to donate. Germany has pledges 500,000 Euro emergency aid. The EU has made 3 million Euro available. The USA sent food and equipment for purification of water and in addition also soldiers. Source: Danish dr.dk/news earlier today (11.11.13) + Swedish SVT Text + TV4 text + Norwegian NRK News International MORE BAD WEATHER HEADING FOR THE PHILIPPINES Meteorologists warn that more bad weather is underway with rain and strong winds. Right now the Philippines experience strong winds and rain over the southern parts of the Philippines. This is very bad for the people who have lost their homes. PRESIDENT BENIGNO AQUINO CONSIDERS DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY IN TYPHOON-AFFECTED AREAS TO PUT AN END TO WIDESPREAD LOOTING In worst-hit Tacloban there are many reports of people looting shops for food and other goods. A truck loaded with food, tents and water was attacked (and looted) by a crowd of people. The same thing happened on a bridge in Leute - according to the local Red Cross. According to local media, minibanks have been robbed. Source: Norwegian NRK News International + German ZDFtext

TYPHOON KILLS AT LEAST 13 IN VIETNAM The powerful typhoon Hayian - aka. Yolanda in the Philippines - has lost some power, but it continues to claim human lives. In Vietnam the authorities confirm that at least 13 died and 81 were wounded. Several international media report this. The typhoon hit the northern Vietnam on the border of CHINA and close to the popular tourist resort/destination Ha Long Bay. Worst hit were the northern coastal areas. Hanoi, the capital, was hardly hit. Almost 900,000 Vietnamese had been evacuated. In the south-Chinese province of Hainan at least 3 people died due to the storm. Haiyan is one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded, but it has now been degraded to a tropical storm. Danish dr.dk/news + Swedish SVT Text US AIRCRAFTS BRINGING AID TO THE PHILIPPINES US C-130 aircrafts loaded with emergency goods were Monday underway to Tacloban - the capital on the island of LEYTE - where 10,000 people are believed to have been killed in a city with normally 220,000 inhabitants and now totally destroyed. Dead bodies are lying in the streets. Local security forces are deployed to fight lootings and desperate actions in the area. The authorities fear that the death toll will increase when the worst affected communities along the coast are reached. One of them is Guiuan with 40,000 inhabitants. So far the official death toll is 942. Many died in places that should have been safe such as churches, schoools and public buildings that were destroyed. 9.5 million people have been affected and ten thousands of homes (up to 23,000) have been destroyed. 660,000 were forced to leave their homes due to the tropical storm / hurricane and are now homeless. Many foreign countries have pledged help to the Philippines, and the UN has assured of emergency assistance to the many affected by the hurricane. Emergency aid is beginning to reach the capital MANILA. It is difficult for the rescue teams and aid agencies to reach the worst hit areas because many areas / villages are cut off from the outside world with impassable roads filled with trash and debris. Hundred thousands of people are in despair waiting for food, water and medicine. Many countries - among them Norway, EU countries and the USA - are sending emergency goods to the Philippines. Many countries would like to send more but emergency funds are rather scarce due to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. The biggest aid agencies such as i.a. Red Cross are supporting the Philippines. Populations in many countries (i.a. Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany) have responded to appeals from the aid agencies to donate. Germany has pledges 500,000 Euro emergency aid. The EU has made 3 million Euro available. The USA sent food and equipment for purification of water and in addition also soldiers. Source: Danish dr.dk/news earlier today (11.11.13) + Swedish SVT Text + TV4 text + Norwegian NRK News International MORE BAD WEATHER HEADING FOR THE PHILIPPINES Meteorologists warn that more bad weather is underway with rain and strong winds. Right now the Philippines experience strong winds and rain over the southern parts of the Philippines. This is very bad for the people who have lost their homes. PRESIDENT BENIGNO AQUINO CONSIDERS DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY IN TYPHOON-AFFECTED AREAS TO PUT AN END TO WIDESPREAD LOOTING In worst-hit Tacloban there are many reports of people looting shops for food and other goods. A truck loaded with food, tents and water was attacked (and looted) by a crowd of people. The same thing happened on a bridge in Leute - according to the local Red Cross. According to local media, minibanks have been robbed. Source: Norwegian NRK News International POWERFUL STORM KILLS 100 IN NORTH-EASTERN SOMALIA - HUNDREDS MISSING / STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN PUNTLAND Stormy weather and floodings plus landslides have claimed at least 100 human lives the past week-end in the half-autonomous region of Puntland in Somalia. A powerful storm hit the towns of Bandarbeyle and Eyl last Saturday and Sunday. About 100 people have died. Hundreds of houses and domestic animals were washed away in connection with the floodings, says Abdirahman Mohamud Farole who is the region's president. "We call on the UN aid agencies to help the victims", he said. The power is down and fishing boats destroyed. Hundreds of people remain missing. Source: Danish dr.dk/news + TV2 News and Swedish SVT Text + Norwegian NRK News International and German ARDtext + ZDFtext

US AIRCRAFTS BRINGING AID TO THE PHILIPPINES US C-130 aircrafts loaded with emergency goods were Monday underway to Tacloban - the capital on the island of LEYTE - where 10,000 people are believed to have been killed in a city with normally 220,000 inhabitants and now totally destroyed. Dead bodies are lying in the streets. Local security forces are deployed to fight lootings and desperate actions in the area. The authorities fear that the death toll will increase when the worst affected communities along the coast are reached. One of them is Guiuan with 40,000 inhabitants. So far the official death toll is 942. Many died in places that should have been safe such as churches, schoools and public buildings that were destroyed. 9.5 million people have been affected and ten thousands of homes (up to 23,000) have been destroyed. 660,000 were forced to leave their homes due to the tropical storm / hurricane and are now homeless. Many foreign countries have pledged help to the Philippines, and the UN has assured of emergency assistance to the many affected by the hurricane. Emergency aid is beginning to reach the capital MANILA. It is difficult for the rescue teams and aid agencies to reach the worst hit areas because many areas / villages are cut off from the outside world with impassable roads filled with trash and debris. Hundred thousands of people are in despair waiting for food, water and medicine. Many countries - among them Norway, EU countries and the USA - are sending emergency goods to the Philippines. Many countries would like to send more but emergency funds are rather scarce due to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. The biggest aid agencies such as i.a. Red Cross are supporting the Philippines. Populations in many countries (i.a. Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany) have responded to appeals from the aid agencies to donate. Germany has pledges 500,000 Euro emergency aid. The EU has made 3 million Euro available. The USA sent food and equipment for purification of water and in addition also soldiers. Source: Danish dr.dk/news earlier today (11.11.13) + Swedish SVT Text + TV4 text + Norwegian NRK News International MORE BAD WEATHER HEADING FOR THE PHILIPPINES Meteorologists warn that more bad weather is underway with rain and strong winds. Right now the Philippines experience strong winds and rain over the southern parts of the Philippines. This is very bad for the people who have lost their homes. PRESIDENT BENIGNO AQUINO CONSIDERS DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY IN TYPHOON-AFFECTED AREAS TO PUT AN END TO WIDESPREAD LOOTING In worst-hit Tacloban there are many reports of people looting shops for food and other goods. A truck loaded with food, tents and water was attacked (and looted) by a crowd of people. The same thing happened on a bridge in Leute - according to the local Red Cross. According to local media, minibanks have been robbed. Source: Norwegian NRK News International + German ZDFtext

Christmas outfits? Could you imagine them dressed as Father Christmasses :santa3: looks very much like Will and Jonny

Zoo

Nick

Bolette

^ That would be nice.

Zara

Liam

Xylophone

Violet Hill (Live 2012) vs. Yellow

Vivacity

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (MX Tour Version) vs. Yes

Congratulations, Coeurli. I am so looking forward to reading your coming post in the Bakery thread. :awesome: And also congratulations, Ellen. What a feeling - you must be flying. :awesome: :flutterby:

Joseph

Xenia