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LEYTE, Philippines – Lynn Rose Logarte survived Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) with her elderly father after staying inside a closet in their family home in Sto. Nino, Tanauan in Leyte.
Over 50 neighbors crowded into the second floor of the house at the height of the storm. Adults smashed a hole through the ceiling and pushed the children through to keep them out of the rising water.
“Importante hindi na bilangin ang patay, unahin muna ang buhay. Kami may mga tiyan, nagugutom at maraming mga sugatan. Kailangan namin ang suporta, tulong. Kami mga Pilipino. ‘Di ba mahal niyo kami? Kung mahal niyo kami, tulungan niyo kami, ‘wag ninyo silang pabayaan.”
(Stop counting the dead, look first at the living. We have stomachs, we starve, many of us are wounded. We need support, help. We are Filipino. Isn’t it that you love us? If you love us, help us. Don’t let them down.)
Logarte says many corpses are still scattered across the municipality, buried under debris. Relief is not sufficient, and families are desperate for fodd, light, batteries and vitamins. – Rappler.com
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