They've been through a devastating Hurricane/Typhoon.....sustain winds of 190 MPH!

this could be the most powerful typhoon/hurricane ever recorded. based on wind speed.

Maybe as many as 10k dead.....sad.

It missed Manila or the death toll would have been higher. 190 mph w/gusts to 235? Not much is left standing.

its 10k deaths in one city, on one island alone potentially... they still dont know for sure, but its going to be bad....

a few of my friends i went to school with are really worried as they cannot get ahold of their family... one of their families lives on Leyte...

I was talking to my uncle who has been stationed in Guam for a couple of stints. One stint was after this typhoon that had winds estimated over 240 mph.

I have a co-worker there on business. I hope she is alright.
Those poor people. It'll 25k plus before its all said and done. There are sooo many small villages on the smaller islands.

I have many Filipino friends that have family there, mainly around the Manila area.

I was living in the PI in 1972 when epic monsoons flooded everything, thousands drowned and many more thousands starved.
Disasters are magnified in third world countries.

GD! Just heard there are over 200k missing?

Sad.Good luck,
SZ

240 mph? Damn. Terrible stuff. Hope they get help. I still have regrets of not joining Peace Corps when I was younger. Do some good for people who need it and see the world.