Name: Rheu S.

Quimpan Date: June 7, 2019

Year/Section: 12-Earth. Subject: D.R.R.R

Typhoon Haiyan: Philppines' worst natural

disaster that killed a lot of people
It is normal that our country is prone of any disasters because we are in the Pacific Ring of
Fire and near in Pacific Ocean, some of disasters are typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions
and many others. Most common is the typhoon, and one that print in the histories is the
Typhoon Haiyan also called as "Bagyong Yolanda" that destroys the Tacloban's territory and
killed a huge amount of people.

The death toll from a super typhoon that decimated entire towns in the Philippines could
soar well over 10,000, making it the country's worst recorded natural disaster. The horrifying
estimates came as rescue workers appeared overwhelmed in their efforts to help countless
survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan, which sent tsunami-like waves and merciless winds
rampaging across a huge chunk of the archipelago on Friday. Hundreds of police and soldiers
were deployed to contain looters in Tacloban, the devastated provincial capital of Leyte. About
70 to 80 percent of the houses and structures along the typhoon's path were destroyed. On the
neighbouring island of Samar, a local disaster chief said 300 people were killed in the small town
of Basey. Another 2,000 were missing there and elsewhere on Samar, which was one of the first
areas to be hit when Haiyan swept in from the Pacific Ocean with maximum sustained winds of
315 kilometres (195 miles) an hour. Dozens more people were confirmed killed in other
flattened towns and cities across a 600-kilometre stretch of islands through the central
Philippines. The Philippines endures a seemingly never-ending pattern of deadly typhoons,
earthquakes, volcano eruptions and other natural disasters. This is because it is located along a
typhoon belt and the so-called Ring of Fire, a vast Pacific Ocean region where many of Earth's
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. However, if the feared death toll of above 10,000 is
correct, Haiyan would be the deadliest natural disaster ever recorded in the country.

Being a victim of this kind of disaster is not easy. Maybe, we are not the victim so that we
cannot feel their side, losing their houses, lives, family and everything they have. Losing such a
single thing is a big deal from someone, how much these most important things in your life.
Sometimes, victims loses their hopes and think to take suicide. God made all things in this
universe, disasters, and all the things. Just always remember that he made it for a reason.