Amid the disaster, there’s a glimmer of hope. Emily Sagalis cried tears of joy after giving birth to a “miracle” girl in the typhoon-ravaged city of Tacloban. The baby was born Monday, November 11, in a destroyed airport compound turned makeshift medical center. The 21-year-old new mother said she will name her child after her mother, who was swept away when giant waves surged into their home. She remains missing. Emily’s husband, Jobert, recounted how a giant wave carried their wooden home inland, washing all of the family outside. He found his wife floating among the debris. They were carried away for hours until the water subsided. Early Monday, Emily began labor, but the couple had to walk several kilometers before a truck driver offered them a ride.
“She is my miracle. I had thought I would die with her still inside me when high waves came and took us all away,” Emily said.
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