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Peacetrain

(24,287 posts) Sun Nov 10, 2013, 10:45 AM Nov 2013

Our issues seem so small today.. The Philippines [View all]

http://news.yahoo.com/philippine-typhoon-deaths-climb-thousands-092323892.html

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in one Philippine city alone after one of the worst storms ever recorded unleashed ferocious winds and giant waves that washed away homes and schools. Corpses hung from tree branches and were scattered along sidewalks and among flattened buildings, while looters raided grocery stores and gas stations in search of food, fuel and water.

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Our issues seem so small today.. The Philippines [View all] Peacetrain Nov 2013 OP

Yep malaise Nov 2013 #1

Malaise.. it is so heartbreaking Peacetrain Nov 2013 #2

When we get the real numbers malaise Nov 2013 #3

Tacloban City is only enlightenment Nov 2013 #5

Check these photos - horrific malaise Nov 2013 #17

It looks more like a tsunami hit. enlightenment Nov 2013 #18

That's exactly what two reporterson BBC said malaise Nov 2013 #19

That's exactly what I thought when I saw those pictures. laundry_queen Nov 2013 #23

Yes. nt bemildred Nov 2013 #4

Yes, our problems are very small compared to that. HappyMe Nov 2013 #6

Not at all. Daemonaquila Nov 2013 #7

I think they meant our personal problems. renie408 Nov 2013 #9

Seriously? pintobean Nov 2013 #11

It's hard to grasp tragedies of this magnitude. sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #8

This has nothing to do with global warming. grahamhgreen Nov 2013 #10

theyre gonna need a lot of money leftyohiolib Nov 2013 #12

Why does the media insist on calling desperate survivors 'looters'? SaveOurDemocracy Nov 2013 #13

That's exactly what my reaction was when I read that word lunatica Nov 2013 #14

I got the same impression. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #15

Indeed. treestar Nov 2013 #16

We sure do have control over global warming - TBF Nov 2013 #20

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #21

From Jeff Masters malaise Nov 2013 #22

That was a monster and the Phillipines need our help. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #24