Typhoon Haiyan death toll rises to 1200 in the Philippines,Vietnam braces itself for second landfall [View all]

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Source: The Mercury

WITH the death toll from Super Typhoon Haiyan estimated at 1200 people in the Philippines, neighbouring Vietnam is bracing itself for the storm's next landfall.

Haiyan is one of the strongest storms to hit land in recorded history. The typhoon is headed toward Vietnam and is forecast to reach the country on Sunday morning with the Red Cross reporting that 6.5 million people could be affected.

A Red Cross official told CNN on Saturday that 1200 people had died in the Philippines in the devastation wrought by the storm.

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Philippines Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla said he thought hundreds had died in the coastal town of Palo and surrounding villages that he visited on the devastated island of Leyte.

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100 plus dead in Philippine typhoon city: officials (AFP)

Manila — More than 100 bodies are lying in the streets of one Philippine city that was hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan, an aviation authority chief said Saturday.

John Andrews, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, said the Tacloban airport manager had radioed the head office in Manila to report "100-plus dead, lying on the streets, with 100 plus injured".

"This report was relayed to us by our station manager so it is considered very reliable information," he told ABS-CBN television in an interview.

"According to the station manager the airport is completely ruined."

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